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Learning Chinese grows from characters to words and then idioms. We’ve created free tools to help you master idioms like 「杜門絕客」, explained here.

Let us introduce the Chinese idiom 「杜門絕客」, with its explanation and usage provided below.

It means not interacting with others. Same as “shut up the door and refuse visitors”.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

dù mén jué kè

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

dou6 mun4 jyut6 haak3

Chinese idioms, with their vast variety, hold different meanings and uses. Their abundance makes studying them rewarding, and these materials are here to help you along the way.