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闭关锁国

bì guān suǒ guó

4-character word Traditional 閉關鎖國

What 闭关锁国 means

1. to close the passes and seal off the country
2. to close a country to exclude foreign contact

The characters in 闭关锁国

• 闭bìto close; to stop up; to shut
• 关guānmountain pass; to close; to shut; to turn off; to confine; to lock (sb) up…
• 锁suǒto lock; to lock up; a lock
• 国guócountry; nation; state; (bound form) national