杜门却扫 dùménquèsǎo to live in solitude Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 杜门 杜門 dùmén to close one's door to close the door to visitors; to stay at home and not go out却 卻 què to reject (bound form) to decline; to refuse; to push away扫 掃 sǎo verb to sweep to sweep with a brush or broom; to clean up