封
锁

To blockade in Chinese: 封锁 (fēng suǒ)

fēng suǒ

to blockade

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 封鎖1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to blockade
  2. 2to seal off
  3. 3to lock down

Stroke order

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封
锁

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ㄈㄥ

fēng

ㄈ/ fㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

ㄙㄨㄛˇ

suǒ

ㄙ/ sㄨ/ uㄛ/ oˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

封锁

Simplified

封鎖

Traditional

Example sentences

See 封锁 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 警察封锁了整条街道。

    jǐng chá fēng suǒ le zhěng tiáo jiē dào。

    The police sealed off the entire street.

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Related words

锁

suǒ

to lock

封

fēng

to confer

信封

xìn fēng

envelope

封闭

fēng bì

to close

封顶

fēng dǐng

to put a roof (on a building)

封建

fēng jiàn

system of enfeoffment

封面

fēng miàn

cover (of a publication)

拉锁

lā suǒ

zipper

连锁

lián suǒ

to interlock

密封

mì fēng

to seal up

锁定

suǒ dìng

to lock (a door)

连锁店

lián suǒ diàn

chain store

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