杜門不出 dù mén bù chū

fig. to cut off contact; to shut the door and remain inside

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. fig. to cut off contact
  2. 2. to shut the door and remain inside

Characters

Character Meaning
杜 dù HSK 6
surname Du; to prevent; to stop
門 mén
door; gate; doorway
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
出 chū HSK 1
to go out; to come out