闭门不出 bì mén bù chū to stay home and never go out

Explanation

形容人足不出户，与世隔绝。

Describes someone who doesn't leave their house and is cut off from the world.

Origin Story

从前，有个书生名叫李文，他勤奋好学，博览群书，但性格孤僻，不愿与人交往。有一天，一位远方来的朋友慕名而来，想和他切磋学问，但李文却闭门不出，任凭朋友在门外苦苦呼唤，他始终不理会。朋友无奈，只好悻悻而去。从此以后，李文就更加深居简出，过着与世隔绝的生活，他的学问虽然日渐精深，但他的人生却因此变得狭隘而孤单。

cong qian, you ge shusheng ming jiao li wen, ta qin fen hao xue, bo lan qun shu, dan xing ge gu pi, bu yuan yu ren jiao wang. you yitian, yi wei yuan fang lai de peng you mu ming er lai, xiang he ta qie cuo xue wen, dan li wen que bimenbuch, ren ping peng you zai men wai ku ku hu huan, ta shi zhong bu li hui. peng you wu nai, hao zhi xing xing er qu. cong ci yi hou, li wen jiu geng jia shen ju jian chu, guo zhe yu shi ge jue de sheng huo, ta de xue wen sui ran ri jian jing shen, dan ta de ren sheng que yin ci bian de xia ai er gu dan.

Once upon a time, there was a scholar named Li Wen, who was diligent and knowledgeable, but also had a reclusive personality and disliked socializing. One day, a friend from afar came to visit, hoping to discuss scholarship with him, but Li Wen refused to open the door, ignoring his friend's pleas. The friend left disappointed. From then on, Li Wen lived even more secluded life, his knowledge grew but his life became narrow and lonely.

Usage

表示与外界隔绝的状态。

biaoshi yu waijie ge jue de zhuangtai.

To express the state of isolation from the outside world.

Examples

• 自从他退休后，就闭门不出，很少与人交往。

  congci ta tuixiu hou, jiu bimenbuch,henshao yu ren jiao wang.

  Since his retirement, he has stayed home and rarely socialized.

• 她自从那件事后，就闭门不出，足不出户了

  ta zicong na jianshi hou, jiu bimenbuch, zu bu chu hu le

  After that incident, she shut herself away and never left the house again

Related Idioms

• 闭关锁国

• 足不出户

Opposite Idioms

• 广交朋友

• 积极参与社会活动