封口 (fēng kǒu) — to seal (an envelope, container, opening); (of a wound) to heal, to close up; to silence someone, to end a discussion with a decisive remark
Definition
A verb-object phrase (离合词) that splits as 封…口. The 'seal' sense applies to envelopes and openings; the figurative sense means to silence people or close a discussion with a final word.
verb
to seal (an envelope, container, opening)(of a wound) to healto close upto silence someoneto end a discussion with a decisive remark
Examples
- 封口。Qǐng bǎ xìn fēng fēng kǒu.Please seal the envelope.
- 封口。Tā de shāng kǒu yǐ jīng fēng kǒu le.His wound has already healed.
- 。Tā yí jù huà jiù fēng le suǒ yǒu rén de kǒu.He shut everyone up with one sentence.
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