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TOPIK 5verb

폐쇄하다

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폐쇄해요 · 폐쇄했어요 · 폐쇄할 거예요 · 폐쇄하세요

to close, to shut down

Example

경찰은 사고 현장 주변 도로를 폐쇄했습니다.

The police closed the roads around the accident scene.

Word parts

폐 close쇄 lock

Literally 'close and lock.'

Good to know

폐쇄적 describes a closed, exclusive attitude: 폐쇄적인 사회 'a closed society.'