闭塞
bì sè
Pinyin

Definition

闭塞
 - 
bì sè
  1. to stop up
  2. to close up
  3. hard to get to
  4. out of the way
  5. inaccessible
  6. unenlightened
  7. blocking

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

哇塞
wā sāi
  1. 1 (slang) wow!
  2. 2 also pr. [wā sēi]
塞
Sāi
  1. 1 Serbia
  2. 2 Serbian
  3. 3 abbr. for 塞爾維亞|塞尔维亚[Sāi ěr wéi yà]
塞车
sāi chē
  1. 1 traffic jam
鼻塞
bí sè
  1. 1 a blocked nose
埃塞俄比亚
Āi sài é bǐ yà
  1. 1 Ethiopia
堵塞
dǔ sè
  1. 1 to clog up
  2. 2 blockage
塞子
sāi zi
  1. 1 cork
  2. 2 plug
塞满
sāi mǎn
  1. 1 to stuff full
  2. 2 to cram in
  3. 3 packed tight
  4. 4 chock full
塞尔维亚
Sāi ěr wéi yà
  1. 1 Serbia
塞纳河
Sāi nà Hé
  1. 1 Seine
塞维利亚
Sāi wéi lì yà
  1. 1 Sevilla, Spain
塞翁失马
sài wēng shī mǎ
  1. 1 lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a blessing in disguise
  3. 3 it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
塞舌尔
Sài shé ěr
  1. 1 the Seychelles
巴塞罗那
Bā sài luó nà
  1. 1 Barcelona
布鲁塞尔
Bù lǔ sài ěr
  1. 1 Brussels, capital of Belgium
心肌梗塞
xīn jī gěng sè
  1. 1 myocardial infarction
  2. 2 heart attack
搪塞
táng sè
  1. 1 to muddle through
  2. 2 to fob sb off
  3. 3 to beat around the bush
  4. 4 to dodge
活塞
huó sāi
  1. 1 piston
  2. 2 valve
耳塞
ěr sāi
  1. 1 earplug
  2. 2 earphone
语塞
yǔ sè
  1. 1 to be at a loss for words
  2. 2 speechless

Idioms (7)

塞翁失马
sài wēng shī mǎ
  1. 1 lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a blessing in disguise
  3. 3 it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
塞翁失马安知非福
sài wēng shī mǎ ān zhī fēi fú
  1. 1 the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise
  2. 2 it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
  3. 3 also written 塞翁失馬焉知非福|塞翁失马焉知非福
塞翁失马焉知非福
sài wēng shī mǎ yān zhī fēi fú
  1. 1 the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise
  2. 2 it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
茅塞顿开
máo sè dùn kāi
  1. 1 murky darkness suddenly opens (idiom); a sudden flash of insight and all is clear
豺狼塞路
chái láng sāi lù
  1. 1 ravenous wolves block the road (idiom); wicked people in power
  2. 2 a vicious tyranny rules the land
闭塞眼睛捉麻雀
bì sè yǎn jīng zhuō má què
  1. 1 lit. to catch sparrows blindfolded (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to act blindly
闭门塞窦
bì mén sè dòu
  1. 1 to close doors and block openings (idiom); mounting a strict defense

Sample Sentences

那时候真闭塞，现在进出国门简直是家常便饭。好多新移民都是两边跑。
nà shíhou zhēn bìsè ，xiànzài jìnchū guómén jiǎnzhí shì jiāchángbiànfàn 。hǎo duō xīn yímín dōu shì liǎngbiānpǎo 。
At that time it was very closed off, and now going in and out of China is very commonplace. Many new immigrants now go back and forth.
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