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

WORDS

上颚正齿 shàng è zhèng mén chǐ maxillary central incisor
下场 xià chǎng mén exit door (of the stage)
不二法 bù èr fǎ mén the one and only way; the only proper course to take
不做亏心事,不怕鬼敲 bù zuò kuī xīn shì , bù pà guǐ qiāo mén He who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night.; Rest with a clear conscience.
不得其而入 bù dé qí mén ér rù to be unable to get in; to fail to find a proper approach to handling sth
不是一家人不进一家 bù shì yī jiā rén bù jìn yī jiā mén people who don't belong together, don't get to live together (idiom); marriages are predestined; people marry because they share common traits
儿 chuàn mén r erhua variant of 串門|串门[chuan4 men2]
子 chuàn mén zi see 串門|串门[chuan4 men2]
五福临 wǔ fú lín mén lit. (may the) five blessings descend upon this home (namely: longevity, wealth, health, virtue, and a natural death); (an auspicious saying for the Lunar New Year)
亚格农 yà gé mén nóng Agamemnon
yà mén subdivision; subphylum (taxonomy)
伊娃・德斯 yī wá ・ mén dé sī Eva Mendes, American actress
似海 hóu mén sì hǎi lit. the gate of a noble house is like the sea; there is a wide gap between the nobility and the common people (idiom)
便 biàn mén side door; wicket door
倒插 dào chā mén to marry and live with the bride's family (inverting traditional Chinese expectations)
piān mén side door; doing things by the side door (i.e. dishonestly)
傍人户 bàng rén mén hù to be dependent upon sb
伤寒沙氏菌 shāng hán shā mén shì jūn salmonella typhimurium
光耀楣 guāng yào mén méi splendor shines on the family's door (idiom); fig. to bring honor to one's family
课程 rù mén kè chéng introductory course; primer
内行看道,外行看热闹 nèi háng kàn mén dao , wài háng kàn rè nao while the connoisseur recognizes the artistry, the layman simply enjoys the show
nèi mén Neimen township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan
乡 nèi mén xiāng Neimen township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan
六扇 liù shàn mén seat of the government; yamen; (in wuxia stories) special police force
出入 chū rù mén entrance and exit door