门
mén
Traditional: 門
Meaning of 门 in English
ménHSK 2nounSyllabus #400
- gate; door; doorway; gateway; opening (CL:扇[shan4])
- valve; switch; other door-like or gate-like structure
- way to do sth; knack; method; approach
- family; household; lineage
- classifier for courses, fields of study, branches of technology, relatives by marriage, guns etc
- (suffix) -gate (scandal)
- (bound form) sect; school; faction (religious or academic)
- (bound form) class; category; division; phylum
Example sentences
- 一个丑男人敲了我的门。yí gè chǒu nán rén qiāo le wǒ de mén。An ugly man knocked on my door.
- 好痛!被门夹到手指了!hǎo tòng! bèi mén jiā dào shǒu zhǐ le!Ouch! My finger got caught in the door.
- 汤姆说他打算让门开着。tāng mǔ shuō tā dǎ suàn ràng mén kāi zhe。Tom said that he'd leave the door open.
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