杜门却扫 — “To stay in seclusion”
杜门却扫 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to stay in seclusion”. To shut oneself off from the outside world and refuse visitors. Literally, “Shut the door and refuse to sweep (the path)”.
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杜门却扫 Pronunciation and Pinyin
杜门却扫 Character Breakdown
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老教授晚年杜门却扫，潜心研究学问，不问世事。
The old professor, in his later years, lived in seclusion, dedicating himself wholeheartedly to his academic research and ignoring worldly affairs.
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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 杜门却扫
What does 杜门却扫 mean?
杜门却扫 (dù mén què sǎo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to stay in seclusion”.
How do you pronounce 杜门却扫?
杜门却扫 is pronounced dù mén què sǎo in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 杜门却扫 literally mean?
Literally, 杜门却扫 means “Shut the door and refuse to sweep (the path)”. It is used to mean “to stay in seclusion”.
What is the Chinese definition of 杜门却扫?
杜：堵塞；却扫：不再扫径迎客。关上大门，扫除车迹。指闭门谢客，不和外界往来。