封锁

封锁 fēngsuǒ

Blockade (seal off)

封锁 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體封鎖 fengsuo

What 封锁 means

Blockade (seal off)

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Character by character

封锁 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

封

fēng

Sealed (envelope - mw for letters)

锁

suǒ

Lock (lock up - frown)

Words that share a character with 封锁

How to write 封锁

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封锁 in a sentence

警方封锁了整条街道。

Jǐngfāng fēngsuǒ le zhěng tiáo jiēdào.

The police sealed off the entire street.

消息被严密封锁，外界一无所知。

Xiāoxi bèi yánmì fēngsuǒ, wàijiè yì wú suǒ zhī.

News was tightly blocked and the outside world knew nothing.

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Questions about 封锁

What does 封锁 mean in English?

封锁 is pronounced fēngsuǒ and means Blockade (seal off).

How do you pronounce 封锁?

封锁 is fēngsuǒ in pinyin — written fengsuo without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 封锁?

封锁 is written with 2 characters: 封 (fēng) Sealed (envelope - mw for letters), 锁 (suǒ) Lock (lock up - frown). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 封锁 written in traditional Chinese?

封鎖. The simplified form 封锁 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 封鎖 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced fēngsuǒ.

Is 封锁 an HSK word?

Yes — 封锁 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

Studied around the same time

风土人情 fēngtǔrénqíng 风味 fēngwèi 封闭 fēngbì 封建 fēngjiàn 锋利 fēnglì 逢 féng 奉献 fèngxiàn 否决 fǒujué

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