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前门

qián mén · qian men/Qián mén · qian men

Traditional 前門

Meaning

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qián mén 前門

  1. front door
  2. main entrance
  3. honest and upright approach (as opposed to 後門 / 后门, back-door or under the counter)

Qián mén 前門

  1. Qianmen subway station on Beijing Subway Line 2
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Front door or back door

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，我(wǒ)到(dào)了(le)，在(zài)你(nǐ)家(jiā)前门(qiánmén)。

    Dengdeng, I'm here, at your front door.

  2. Dengdeng

    前门(qiánmén)坏(huài)了(le)，你(nǐ)走(zǒu)后门(hòumén)吧(ba)。

    The front door is broken. Use the back door.

  3. Liangliang

    后门(hòumén)？我(wǒ)转(zhuǎn)了(le)一圈(yīquān)，找不到(zhǎobudào)。

    The back door? I walked around and can't find it.

  4. Dengdeng

    就是(jiùshì)那(nà)个(gè)绿色(lǜsè)的(de)门(mén)。

    It's that green door.

  5. Liangliang

    找到(zhǎodào)了(le)！原来(yuánlái)后门(hòumén)就(jiù)在(zài)前门(qiánmén)旁边(pángbiān)。

    Found it! So the back door is right next to the front door.

  6. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，它们(tāmen)只(zhǐ)隔(gé)三米(sānmǐ)，你(nǐ)转(zhuǎn)了(le)十分钟(shífēnzhōng)。

    Right, they're only three meters apart, and you walked around for ten minutes.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)在(zài)前(qián)门(mén)上(shàng)挂(guà)了(le)一(yí)个(gè)圣(shèng)诞(dàn)花(huā)圈(quān)。

We hung a Christmas wreath on the front door.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

前(qián)门(mén)有(yǒu)人(rén)，你(nǐ)去(qù)看(kàn)看(kan)是(shì)谁(shuí)。

Someone is at the front door. Go and see who it is.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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