锁国

suǒguó

锁国 — suǒguó

1. to close a country; to exclude foreign contact; to enforce a policy of national seclusion

   日本江户幕府实行过锁国政策，限制与外国的交往。 rìběn jiānghù mùfǔ shíxíng guò suǒguó zhèngcè xiànzhì yǔ wàiguó de jiāowǎng — The Tokugawa shogunate in Japan enforced a policy of national seclusion, restricting contact with foreign countries.

2. a closed country; a state that limits or forbids foreign contact

   朝鲜在历史上曾长期被视为一个锁国国家。 cháoxiān zàilìshǐshàng céng chángqī bèi shìwéi yígè suǒguó guójiā — Korea was historically long regarded as a closed country.