fēng bì
sceller; fermer
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这个村子很封闭，很少有人来。
Zhège cūnzi hěn fēngbì, hěn shǎo yǒurén lái.
This village is very closed off, few people come here.
他是一个很封闭的人，不喜欢和别人交流。
Tā shì yīgè hěn fēngbì de rén, bù xǐhuan hé biérén jiāoliú.
He is a very closed off person, he doesn't like to communicate with others.
这个小区是封闭的，外人不能随便出入。
Zhège xiǎoqū shì fēngbì de, wàirén bùnéng suíbiàn chūrù.
This neighborhood is closed off, outsiders can't just come and go as they please.
开放 (kāifàng)
open
自由 (zìyóu)
free
The Chinese word 封闭 (fēngbì) is composed of two characters: 封 (fēng) and 闭 (bì). The character 封 originally meant "to seal" or "to close," and it is often used in the context of sealing a letter or a package. The character 闭 originally meant "to shut" or "to close," and it is often used in the context of closing a door or a window. When these two characters are combined, they create the word 封闭, which means "to seal off" or "to close off." This word can be used in a variety of contexts, such as sealing off a road or closing off a building.
