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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *锁* | 锁* | *锁
to lock; to lock up / a lock (CL:)
HSK 5
to interlock / to be linked / chain (store etc)
HSK 7-9
to lock; to be locked
to blockade / to seal off / to lock down
HSK 7-9
locked in (with the door locked from the outside)
(of a gate, vehicle etc) to lock; to engage the lock
One key opens one lock. / There is a different solution for each problem. (idiom)
deadlock (computing)
zipper
HSK 7-9
(dialect) key / Taiwan pr. [suo3 shi5]
(idiom) the shackles of fame and fortune
collarbone / clavicle
chain store
locked in (with the door locked from the outside)
to unlock / to release
fogbound / enshrouded in mist
to lock (a door) / to close with a latch / to lock into place / a lock / a latch / to lock a computer file (to prevent it being overwritten) / to lock (denying access to a computer system or device or files, e.g. by password-protection) / to focus attention on / to target
HSK 7-9
combination lock
lock
exposed lock; external lock (e.g. padlock or surface-mounted latch) (contrasted with 暗鎖|暗锁 "built-in lock")
to close a country; to exclude foreign contact / closed country (Qing China, North Korea etc)
blockade line; cordon / CL:
built-in lock; concealed lock (flush with the surface, with only the keyhole visible) (contrasted with 明鎖|明锁 "exposed lock")
stocks and chain / in fetters
chain store
HSK 7-9
lock-up period (on stock options)
bolt-action lock (sliding bolt mechanism, surface or mortise-mounted)
spring lock
chains / shackles
nuclear chain reaction
(physics) chain reaction / (idiom) chain reaction; series of events each caused by the previous one
keyhole
door lock
region lock (gaming etc)
latch / bolt (to lock a door or window)
to lock
locksmith
to close the passes and seal off the country / to close a country to exclude foreign contact
to pick a lock / to force a lock
(computing) to lock the screen; lock screen
to lock / to lock up
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *锁* | 锁* | *锁
old variant of 鎖|锁
HSK 5
keyhole
magnetic lock
latch (electronic)
key and lock / (fig.) strategic place
combination lock
pin tumbler lock / spring lock
lock up / lock out / to lock
to lock the door
padlock
a lock
to apply a chokehold
general term for squids (Tw)
to unlock
locked up; closed off / (of one's brow) furrowed; frowning
suona, Chinese shawm / see 嗩吶|唢呐
catch (of a lock)
fetter lock (to restrain horse) / handcuff lock
caps lock


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