杜门谢客 — “To live in seclusion”
杜门谢客 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to live in seclusion”. To shut oneself away from society; to decline all visitors. Literally, “close the door and decline visitors”.
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杜门谢客 Pronunciation and Pinyin
杜门谢客 Character Breakdown
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为了完成这篇重要的报告，他决定杜门谢客，专心致志地投入到工作中。
To complete this important report, he decided to shut himself away and fully dedicate himself to his work.
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Synonyms of 杜门谢客
More idioms starting with 杜
- 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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What does 杜门谢客 mean?
杜门谢客 (dù mén xiè kè) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to live in seclusion”.
How do you pronounce 杜门谢客?
杜门谢客 is pronounced dù mén xiè kè in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 杜门谢客 literally mean?
Literally, 杜门谢客 means “close the door and decline visitors”. It is used to mean “to live in seclusion”.
What is the Chinese definition of 杜门谢客?
杜门：闭门不出；谢客：谢绝宾客。指不与人往来。