封控

fēngkòng

verb

Meanings

1 to lock down (an area)
2 to seal off and restrict

Characters

to seal, to close

Examples

HSK 5

政府宣布对该区域进行封控管理。

Zhèngfǔ xuānbù duì gāi qūyù jìnxíng fēngkòng guǎnlǐ.

The government announced lockdown management for the area.

HSK 7-9

我们小区被封控了一个星期。

Wǒmen xiǎoqū bèi fēngkòng le yí gè xīngqī.

Our residential compound was locked down for a week.

Tips

history

封控 became a universally known term in China during the 2020-2022 COVID period under the 动态清零 (dynamic zero-COVID) policy. 封控区 (locked-down zone) was the highest of three risk tiers, alongside 管控区 and 防范区.

Stroke Order

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