蛰居

zhé jū jiā li

蛰居家里

confine oneself to one's house

zhé jū shū fáng

蛰居书房

cloister oneself in one's study

zhé jū de shēng huó

蛰居的生活

secluded life

tā zhé jū zài xiāng jiān

他蛰居在乡间。

He has buried himself in the country.

wǒ méi yǒu fáng zi zài zhè ge chéng shì zhé jū

我没有房子，在这个城市蛰居。

I have no house and slumber in this city.

tā cóng tā nà zhé jū zhī chù zǒu chū lai yǔ péng you men chóng xīn jiāo wǎng

他从他那蛰居之处走出来，与朋友们重新交往。

He came out of his seclusion, renewed relations with his friends.