杜门晦迹 — “To shut oneself in and conceal one's traces”
杜门晦迹 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to shut oneself in and conceal one's traces”. To live in seclusion and avoid public attention. Literally, “Shut the door and hide one's tracks”.
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杜门晦迹 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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退休后，张教授选择杜门晦迹，在乡下潜心研究，享受宁静的田园生活。
After retirement, Professor Zhang chose to live in seclusion, dedicating himself to research in the countryside and enjoying a peaceful rural life.
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Synonyms of 杜门晦迹
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- dù杜kǒu口tūn吞shēng声keep silent due to fear or resentment
- dù杜kǒu口wú无yán言keep silent and say nothing
- dù杜kǒu口mù木shé舌keep silent and speechless
- dù杜kǒu口jié结shé舌struck dumb; speechless
- dù杜kǒu口jué绝shé舌rendered speechless
- dù杜kǒu口jué绝yán言keep silent and refuse to speak
- dù杜kǒu口guǒ裹zú足silenced and immobilized by apprehension
- dù杜bì弊qīng清yuán源eliminate malpractices and purify the source
- dù杜wēi微shèn慎fáng防nip trouble in the bud
- dù杜duàn断fáng房móu谋resourceful in strategy and decisive in action
- dù杜jiàn渐fáng防wēi微nip evil in the bud
- dù杜jiān渐fáng防méng萌nip evil in the bud
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Open the tool →Questions about 杜门晦迹
What does 杜门晦迹 mean?
杜门晦迹 (dù mén huì jì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to shut oneself in and conceal one's traces”.
How do you pronounce 杜门晦迹?
杜门晦迹 is pronounced dù mén huì jì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 杜门晦迹 literally mean?
Literally, 杜门晦迹 means “Shut the door and hide one's tracks”. It is used to mean “to shut oneself in and conceal one's traces”.
What is the Chinese definition of 杜门晦迹?
晦：隐匿。关上门，隐匿自己的踪迹。指隐居起来，不让别人知道自己的踪迹或动态。