闭

bì

shut, close; obstruct, block up

How to write 闭, stroke by stroke

to close; to stop up; to shut; to obstruct

Ideographic: A door 门 blocked by bars 才

Made of 门 + 才

闭嘴bì zuǐShut up!; same as 閉上嘴巴|闭上嘴巴
关闭guān bìto close; to shut (a window etc); (of a shop, school etc) to shut down
闭上bì shangto close; to shut up
封闭fēng bìto close; to seal off; to close down (an illegal venue); closed (i.e. isolated from outside input)
倒闭dǎo bìto go bankrupt; to close down
紧闭jǐn bìto close securely; tightly closed; secure
关禁闭guān jìn bìto put in detention (a soldier, a pupil)
自闭症zì bì zhèngautism
闭着bì zheclosed
闭关bì guānto close the passes; to seal off the country; seclusion (monastic practice, e.g. of Chan Buddhists)
闭路电视bì lù diàn shìclosed-circuit television
密闭mì bìsealed; airtight

我说过了，闭嘴！
wǒ shuō guò le ， bì zuǐ ！
I said shut up!
请关闭电视机。
qǐng guān bì diàn shì jī 。
Please turn off the TV.
张开嘴巴闭上眼睛。
zhāng kāi zuǐ ba bì shàng yǎn jīng 。
Open your mouth and close your eyes.
公司由于缺乏资本倒闭了。
gōng sī yóu yú quē fá zī běn dǎo bì le 。
The firm went under due to lack of capital.
他闭着眼，吻了她。
tā bì zhuó yǎn ， wěn le tā 。
He kissed her, with his eyes closed.