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闭关却扫 — “To shut oneself away from society”

闭关却扫 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to shut oneself away from society”. To live in complete seclusion; to cut off all external contact.

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闭关却扫 Pronunciation and Pinyin

闭关却扫 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
闭
bì6to close, shut, or block
关
guān6to close, concern, or pass
却
què7but, yet, however
扫
sǎo6sweep, clear, scan, dampen

Example Sentence with 闭关却扫

他决定闭关却扫一年,专心完成自己的小说创作。
He decided to live in complete seclusion for a year to focus on finishing his novel.

Idioms Related to 闭关却扫

Synonyms of 闭关却扫

  • bì闭mén门què却sǎo扫close door, refuse visitors

More idioms starting with 闭

  • bì闭guān关zhǔ主yì义policy of isolation
  • bì闭guān关jué绝shì市close borders and cease trade
  • bì闭guān关zì自zhǔ主close borders and be self-reliant
  • bì闭guān关zì自shǒu守isolate oneself from external influences
  • bì闭guān关suǒ锁guó国close country to international intercourse
  • bì闭kǒu口bù不yán言keep one's mouth shut
  • bì闭kǒu口bù不tán谈refuse to talk about something
  • bì闭kǒu口bǔ捕shé舌corner an adversary, render speechless
  • bì闭kǒu口wú无yán言keep silent, speechless
  • bì闭kǒu口jié结shé舌speechless and tongue-tied
  • bì闭kǒu口cáng藏shé舌keep silent to avoid trouble
  • bì闭hé合sī思guò过shut oneself in and reflect on mistakes

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Questions about 闭关却扫

What does 闭关却扫 mean?

闭关却扫 (bì guān què sǎo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to shut oneself away from society”.

How do you pronounce 闭关却扫?

闭关却扫 is pronounced bì guān què sǎo in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 闭关却扫?

却:停止;却扫:不再清扫车迹,意指谢客。关上大门,扫除车迹。指闭门谢客,不和外界往来。

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