自立门户 zì lì mén hù

to form one's own group or school of thought

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to form one's own group or school of thought
  2. 2. to set up one's own business
  3. 3. to establish oneself

Characters

Character Meaning
自 zì HSK 3
self; oneself; from
立 lì HSK 5
to stand; to establish; to set up
门 mén HSK 2
door; gate; doorway
户 hù HSK 4
a household; family; door