今天的中文成语 - 闭门造车

今天的中文成语 - 闭门造车

闭门造车 - bìménzàochē

闭 - bì - to close

Literal Meaning - To make a cart behind closed doors. In ancient times, carts were built according to fixed specifications, therefore you could build a cart "behind closed doors" (i.e. shutt off from the outside world).

Metaphorical Meaning - To work behind a closed door; to act blindly, divorced from reality.

Example Sentences:

这种闭门造车的人没有不碰钉子的。
Zhèzhong3 bìménzàochē de rén méiyou3 bù pèng dīngzi de。

我们的工程技术人员要到实际中去考察, 不能闭门造车地搞设计。
Wo3men de gōngchéng jìshù rényuán yào dào shíjì zhōng qù kao3chá, bùnéng bìménzàochē de gao3 shèjì。