杜门不出 — “To stay indoors and avoid social contact”
杜门不出 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to stay indoors and avoid social contact”. To live in seclusion. Literally, “Close the door and not go out”.
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杜门不出 Pronunciation and Pinyin
杜门不出 Character Breakdown
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他因为身体不适，最近一直杜门不出，谢绝一切访客。
He has been staying indoors lately due to feeling unwell, declining all visitors.
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Synonyms of 杜门不出
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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 杜门不出
What does 杜门不出 mean?
杜门不出 (dù mén bù chū) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to stay indoors and avoid social contact”.
How do you pronounce 杜门不出?
杜门不出 is pronounced dù mén bù chū in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 杜门不出 literally mean?
Literally, 杜门不出 means “Close the door and not go out”. It is used to mean “to stay indoors and avoid social contact”.
What is the Chinese definition of 杜门不出?
关闭门户，不外出与人交往接触。