足不出户

足不出戶

zúbù-chūhù

idiom HSK 7-9 #28,233

Meanings

HSK 5

他整天足不出户，靠网络购物生活。

Tā zhěngtiān zúbù-chūhù, kào wǎngluò gòuwù shēnghuó.

He stays home all day and lives by shopping online.

HSK 7-9

疫情期间，很多人足不出户待在家里。

Yìqíng qījiān, hěnduō rén zúbù-chūhù dāi zài jiā lǐ.

During the epidemic, many people stayed home without setting foot outside.

memory

Literally 'feet not leaving the door' - 足 (foot), 不出 (not going out), 户 (doorway/household). Imagine someone's feet refusing to cross the threshold.

足 zú

不 bù

出 chū

户 hù