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闭门造车

bì mén zào chē

4-character word Traditional 閉門造車

What 闭门造车 means

1. lit. to shut oneself away and build a cart (idiom)
2. fig. to work on a project in isolation, without caring for outside realities

The characters in 闭门造车

• 闭bìto close; to stop up; to shut
• 门méngate; door; doorway; gateway; opening; valve; switch…
• 造zàoto make; to build; to manufacture
• 车chēcar; vehicle; machine

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