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关门捉贼

guānménzhuōzéi

Traditional: 關門捉賊

to catch a thief by closing his escape route (idiom)

Character Breakdown

关
guān
frontier pass; to close, to shut; relation
HSK 1
门
mén
gate, door, entrance, opening
HSK 2
捉
zhuō
to clutch, to grasp, to seize
HSK 6
贼
zéi
thief, traitor; cunning, sly
HSK 6

Additional Information

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Chinese
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