mén

gate, door, entrance, opening

HSK 2 #185

DEFINITIONS

门 mén
  • surname Men
  • gate
  • door
  • CL:扇[shan4]
  • gateway
  • doorway
  • CL:個|个[ge4]
  • opening
  • valve
  • switch
  • way to do something
  • knack
  • family
  • house
  • (religious) sect
  • school (of thought)
  • class
  • category
  • phylum or division (taxonomy)
  • classifier for large guns
  • classifier for lessons, subjects, branches of technology
  • (suffix) -gate (i.e. scandal; derived from Watergate)

STROKES

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WORDS

zhuān mén specialist; specialized; customized
bù mén department; branch; section; division; CL:個|个[ge4]
rè mén popular; hot; in vogue
qiào mén a trick; an ingenious method; know-how; the knack (of doing sth)
kāi mén to open a door (lit. and fig.); to open for business
guān mén to close a door; to lock a door; (of a shop etc) to close (for the night, or permanently)
口 mén kǒu doorway; gate; CL:個|个[ge4]
chū mén to go out; to leave home; to go on a journey; away from home; (of a woman) to get married
ā mén amen (loanword)
dà mén the Doors, US rock band; entrance; door; gate; large and influential family
hòu mén the back door; fig. under the counter (indirect way for influence or pressure); anus
qiāo mén to knock on a door
shàng mén to drop in; to visit; to lock a door; (of a shop) to close; to go and live with one's wife's family, in effect becoming a member of her family
qián mén Qianmen subway station on Beijing Subway Line 2; front door; main entrance; honest and upright approach (as opposed to 後門|后门, back-door or under the counter)
票 mén piào ticket (for theater, cinema etc)
外 mén wài outside the door
锁 mén suǒ door lock
jiā mén house door; family clan
chē mén car door; door of bus, railway carriage etc
前 mén qián in front of the door
铃 mén líng doorbell
suǒ mén to lock the door
shè mén (soccer, handball etc) to kick or shoot the ball towards the goal
bǎ mén to stand as a goalkeeper; to keep guard on a gate
徒 mén tú disciple
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