闭塞
Old HSK 6
闭塞 (bìsè) · isolated
闭塞 (bìsè) means “isolated; out of touch; blocked”. It is written with 2 characters: 闭 (to shut) + 塞 (to stop up). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 闭塞 is built
The characters
闭 bì · to shut
What 闭 is made of
- 门mén — gate
- 丶 — dot
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 才cái — ability
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 亅 — hook
- 扌shǒu — hand
Origin hint: A door 门 blocked by bars 才 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
塞 sāi · to stop up
What 塞 is made of
- 宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
Example sentences
那个山村交通闭塞。Nàge shāncūn jiāotōng bìsè.That mountain village has poor transport links.
以前这里信息很闭塞。Yǐqián zhèlǐ xìnxī hěn bìsè.This place used to be cut off from information.
Questions about 闭塞
What does 闭塞 mean?
闭塞 (bìsè) means “isolated; out of touch; blocked”.
How do you pronounce 闭塞?
闭塞 is pronounced bìsè.
Which HSK level is 闭塞?
闭塞 is in Old HSK 6.
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Learn 闭塞 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 10: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.