闭门造车 bì mén zào chē

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. to build a cart behind closed doors
  2. to be overly subjective and disregard the outside world (idiom)

CHARACTERS

闭 bì
HSK 5
shut, close; obstruct, block up
门 mén
HSK 2
gate, door, entrance, opening
造 zào
HSK 5
construct, build, make, begin; prepare
车 chē
HSK 1
cart, vehicle; carry in cart