闭门觅句 bì mén mì jù

to shut oneself in to polish writing

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
闭 bì HSK 5
to close; to shut; to stop up
门 mén HSK 2
door; gate; doorway
觅 mì HSK 6
to seek; to find; old variant of 覓mì
句 jù HSK 3
sentence; phrase; clause