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封杀 (fēng shā) — to shut out (an opponent in sports); to suppress, ban, or block (a program, publication, etc.)

Definition

Verb meaning to shut out (in sports) or ban/block (media, publications). Implies a forceful, top-down action — the authority decisively cuts something off rather than merely restricting it.

verb
to shut out (an opponent in sports)to suppressbanor block (a program, publication, etc.)

Examples

  • ，封杀。
    Zài bǐ sài zhōng, wǒ men de qiú duì bèi duì shǒu fēng shā le.
    In the match, our team was shut out by the opponent.
  • 封杀。
    Zhè ge jié mù yīn wèi nèi róng zhēng yì bèi diàn shì tái fēng shā le.
    This program was banned by the TV station due to content controversy.
  • 封杀。
    Zhèng fǔ jué dìng fēng shā zhè lèi fēi fǎ chū bǎn wù.
    The government decided to ban this type of illegal publication.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

封fēngblock
杀shākill

封 gives block and 杀 gives kill, as parallel actions meaning shut out or suppress.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
土土tǔearth
寸寸cùnhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
丰
丰fēng封fēng
Same sound today

The shape 封 is 丰 plus 土 (earth) plus 寸 (hand); 丰 was originally drawn as a tree seedling.

Open 封 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 殺; 杀 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 殺 comes from an old drawing of a boar impaled in the head, with 人 and 又 added to show a person doing the killing; the simplified 杀 is a later abbreviation.

Open 杀 →
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Media & NewsSports & Athletics

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