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闭关
閉關
bìguān
1. to close the passes
2. to seal off the country
3. seclusion (monastic practice, e.g. of Chan Buddhists)

Character Breakdown

闭
bì
to shut, to close; to obstruct, to block
HSK 5 6 丶
关
guān
frontier pass; to close, to shut; relation
HSK 1 6 丶

Compound Words (3)

闭关政策
bìguānzhèngcè
closed-door policy
闭关自守
bìguānzìshǒu
close the country to international interbook
闭关锁国
bìguānsuǒguó
to close the passes and seal off the country

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