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闭关 (bì guān): To stay secluded (a Taoist Practice) (verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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闭 • bì • to close; to shut • HSK 3.0 · L6
HSK 3.0 · L6
bì闭

to close; to shut

关 • guān • to close • HSK 2.0 L3
HSK 3
guān关

to close

Word Info

Pinyinbì guān
Meaningto stay secluded (a Taoist Practice)
Characters2
Syntaxverb

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 闭关.

Words with 闭
  • 关闭guān bìto close; to shut
  • 闭幕式bì mù shìclosing ceremony
  • 倒闭dǎo bìclose down; go bankrupt; go out of business
  • 封闭fēng bìseal off; close
  • 闭塞bì sèto close up; hard to get to; out-of-the-way
  • 密闭mì bìairtight; sealed
  • 禁闭jìn bìconfinement, lockup
  • 闭合bì héclose, shut
Words with 关
  • 没关系méi guān xino problem
  • 关于guān yúabout
  • 关心guān xīncare about
  • 关机guān jīto turn off (a machine or device)
关注
guān zhù
to pay attention to
  • 关系guān xirelationship
  • 有关yǒu guānto have sth to do with
  • 关键guān jiàncrucial (point)
    • 4.

    Example Sentences with 闭关

    tā他
    jué决
    dìng定
    bì闭
    guān关
    xiū修
    liàn炼
    ，
    zàn暂
    shí时
    bú不
    jiàn见
    wài外
    rén人
    。
    He decided to cultivate in seclusion and not see visitors for the time being.
    bì闭
    guān关
    xiū修
    xíng行
    shí时
    ，
    tā他
    měi每
    rì
    bì闭
    guān关
    qī期
    jiān间
    ，
    tā他
    zhuān专
    xīn心
    dǎ
    日
    zhī只
    chī吃
    yì一
    cān餐
    ，
    jìng静
    xīn心
    wù悟
    dào道
    。
    During his secluded practice, he ate only one meal a day, focusing his mind on enlightenment.
    打
    zuò坐
    ，
    bù不
    lǐ理
    huì会
    wài外
    jiè界
    shì事
    wù务
    。
    During his seclusion, he focused on meditation and ignored outside affairs.