闭关锁国 in English bi4 guan1 suo3 guo2 Meaning

Meanings

  • to close the passes and seal off the country
  • to close a country to exclude foreign contact

Simplified Characters

闭 关 锁 国

Traditional Characters

閉 關 鎖 國

Pinyin

bi4 guan1 suo3 guo2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

闭bi4to close 关guan1surname Guan 锁suo3to lock up 国guo2surname Guo