Meaning of 闭门造车
闭门造车 means to work behind closed doors; to work in a vacuum without considering practical needs; to act subjectively without regard to objective reality. Pronounced bì mén zào chē.
- to work behind closed doors; to work in a vacuum without considering practical needs; to act subjectively without regard to objective reality
Definitions & Examples
Zuò做
chǎn产
pǐn品
bù不
néng能
bì闭
mén门
zào造
chē车
，
yào要
duō多
tīng听
ting听
yòng用
hù户
de的
fǎn反
kuì馈
。
You can't work behind closed doors when developing products; you need to listen carefully to user feedback.
Nǐ你
zhè这
yàng样
zuò做
jiǎn简
zhí直
shì是
bì闭
mén门
zào造
chē车
，
gēn根
běn本
bù不
kǎo考
lǜ虑
shì市
chǎng场
xū需
qiú求
。
What you're doing is simply working in a vacuum, completely ignoring market demands.
Gǎo搞
yán研
jiū究
bù不
néng能
bì闭
mén门
zào造
chē车
，
yào要
guān关
zhù注
háng行
yè业
dòng动
tài态
。
Research cannot be done in isolation; you must pay attention to industry trends.
Tā他
zhěng整
tiān天
bǎ把
zì自
jǐ己
guān关
zài在
wū屋
lǐ里
xiě写
zuò作
，
jiǎn简
zhí直
shì是
bì闭
mén门
zào造
chē车
。
He stays locked in his room writing all day, essentially working in complete isolation.