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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

[fēng]
  1. 1. verb [封闭] seal
    因车祸,路被了。
    The road was sealed off because of the car accident.
  2. 2. noun envelope
  3. 3. measure word
    a letter

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

[fēng]
  1. 1. verb confer (a title, territory, etc.) upon
    be made a prince
    诸侯
    grant titles and territories to the nobles
  2. 2. verb seal
    把信
    seal a letter
    大雪纷飞,江河冰
    It is snowing hard, and rivers and streams have frozen over.
  3. 3. verb bank (a fire)
    炉子了吗?
    Have you banked up the fire?
  4. 4. noun wrapper; envelope
    an envelope with money reward sealed in; an enveloped money reward
  5. 5. measure word (used for something enveloped)
    a letter

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

[fēng]
  1. 1. 动 [文] 堆土为界
  2. 2. 名 [文] 田界;疆界
  3. 3. 古代帝王把土地、爵位等分给贵族和臣子
    诸侯
  4. 4. 严密盖住、关住或糊住,使不透气或不露出
    用蜡把瓶口
  5. 5. 禁止或限制(通行、活动、联系等)
    所有的路口都上了
  6. 6. 用于着的东西
  7. 7. 闭或包装东西的纸袋或外皮

Examples

他写的这信是他父亲口授的。
The letter he wrote was dictated by his father.
信你来起个草吧。
Please make a draft copy of the letter.
信是集体讨论,由老王执笔的。
The letter was discussed by us all, but Lao Wang did the actual writing.
警方已经堵了边境线上的各个路口,严防罪犯逃往市外。
The police have blocked all the roads of the border to prevent the criminals from running away to another city.
那天寄信件的时候,她差点忘了贴邮票。
She almost forgot to stick the stamp on the envelop when she went to mail the letter.
晚清朝廷的闭关锁国政策禁了人们的眼界和思想。
The closed-door policy of the Qing dynasty closed people's visions and minds.
信是用蒙文写的,我看不懂。
This letter is written in Mongolian, and I can not understand it.
信是密写的,要经过特殊处理才能看到字迹。
This letter was written in invisible ink, and could only be seen by a special process.
大雪了前行的道路,我们在车子里相互依偎着取暖。
The heavy snow blocked the way, we nestled together for warmth in the car

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[fēng]

  • Scene:

    封上门 / put a seal on the door

  • Examples:

    封条,封顶,封山育林

  • Description:

    封 literally means to seal, and can refer to sealing an envelope, sealing a door, or sealing off an area.

Related video notes: 封、堵、盖、扣、捂

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