Definition
封口 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to seal' or 'to close off'. It can refer to physically sealing an envelope or container, to a wound healing, or to silencing someone in an argument. When you need to add a measure word or duration, the verb and object split: 封了两次口 ('sealed it twice'), 封着口 ('kept sealed'). The object 口 can be modified: 封住口 ('seal the opening').
v.o.
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 xìnfēng fēng kǒu.Please seal the envelope.
- 封口。Tā de shāngkǒu yǐjīng fēng kǒu le.His wound has already healed.
- 。Tā yí jù huà jiù fēng le suǒyǒu rén de kǒu.He shut everyone up with one sentence.
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