閉門覓句 bì mén mì jù

shut in to polish lines; intense writing work

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. lock the door and search for the right word (idiom); fig. the serious hard work of writing

Characters

Character Meaning
閉 bì
to close; to shut; to stop up
門 mén
door; gate; doorway
覓 mì
to seek; to find; old variant of 覓mì
句 jù HSK 3
sentence; phrase; clause