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閉合

简闭合 · 繁閉合

Mandarin · pinyin bì hé

to close by coming together (like the lips of a wound, the doors of an elevator, the walls of a channel)
to close by connecting in a loop (like a circuit)
closed-loop

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閉: Look up this written character
合: hé · combine, unite, join; gather
闭: bì · shut, close; obstruct, block up

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4–2 · bi4 he2

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verb

to close; to shut; to close off; to turn off

adj

closed (forming a loop)

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