to close up; hard to get to; out-of-the-way (adj.)
HSK 6
Traditional
閉塞
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他住在一个非常闭塞的村庄。 tā zhù zài yī gè fēi cháng bì sè de cūn zhuāng. - He lives in a very isolated village.
网络的闭塞导致了信息的滞后。 wǎng luò de bì sè dǎo zhì le xìn xī de zhì hòu. - Network blockage led to information lag.
山里交通闭塞，很难出去。 shān lǐ jiāo tōng bì sè, hěn nán chū qù. - The mountain traffic is blocked, making it hard to get out.
由于闭塞的地理环境，信息传播非常缓慢。 yóu yú bì sè de dì lǐ huán jìng, xìn xī chuán bō fēi cháng huǎn màn. - Due to the isolated geographical environment, information spreads very slowly.
闭塞的思想阻碍了他的进步。 bì sè de sī xiǎng zǔ ài le tā de jìn bù. - His closed-mindedness hindered his progress.
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闭 bì - to close; to end |
塞 sāi - fill in, stuff; close up, stop up; stopper, plug |