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自立门户 — “To set up one's own household”

自立门户 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to set up one's own household”. To strike out on one's own; to establish one's own school of thought or business independently. Literally, “establish one's own household/family”.

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自立门户 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 自zì
  • 立lì
  • 门mén
  • 户hù

自立门户 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
自
zì6from, self, naturally
立
lì5stand, establish, immediately
门
mén3door, gate, entrance
户
hù4household, family, or door

Example Sentence with 自立门户

他在公司积累了丰富的经验后,决定自立门户,开创自己的咨询公司。
After gaining extensive experience at the company, he decided to strike out on his own and start his own consulting firm.

Idioms Related to 自立门户

Synonyms of 自立门户

  • gè各zì自wéi为zhèng政each does their own thing
  • dú独lì立zì自zhǔ主independent and self-reliant
  • zì自shí食qí其lì力live on one's own labor

Antonyms of 自立门户

  • yī一tǒng统tiān天xià下unify the entire country
  • hé合ér而wéi为yī一combine into one unified whole
  • dǎ打chéng成yī一piàn片integrate and become one with

More idioms starting with 自

  • zì自shàng上ér而xià下From top to bottom
  • zì自xià下ér而shàng上from the bottom up
  • zì自bù不dài待yán言goes without saying
  • zì自bù不liàng量lì力overestimate one's own abilities
  • zì自yè业zì自dé得reap what one has sown
  • zì自chǎn产zì自xiāo销produce and sell one's own products
  • zì自jīn今yǐ以wǎng往From now on
  • zì自jīn今yǐ已hòu后From now on
  • zì自jīn今yǐ已wǎng往from now on
  • zì自jīn今ér而hòu后from now on
  • zì自yǐ以wéi为dé得jì计to fancy one's own clever scheme
  • zì自yǐ以wéi为shì是self-righteous and opinionated

Questions about 自立门户

What does 自立门户 mean?
自立门户 (zì lì mén hù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to set up one's own household”.
How do you pronounce 自立门户?
自立门户 is pronounced zì lì mén hù in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 自立门户 literally mean?
Literally, 自立门户 means “establish one's own household/family”. It is used to mean “to set up one's own household”.
What is the Chinese definition of 自立门户?
指单独成立家庭。也指学术上不依赖前人而另立一派。现也指离开某一集体,自己另搞一套。
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