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大门

dà mén · da men/Dà mén · da men

Traditional 大門

HSK 2

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dà mén 大門

  1. entrance
  2. door
  3. gate
  4. large and influential family

Dà mén 大門

  1. the Doors, US rock band
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Which gate?

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)？我(wǒ)在(zài)公园(gōngyuán)大门(dàmén)这儿(zhèr)。

    Where are you? I am at the park gate.

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)也(yě)在(zài)大门(dàmén)这儿(zhèr)，可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)没(méi)看到(kàndào)你(nǐ)。

    I am at the gate too, but I do not see you.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)在(zài)哪个(nǎge)大门(dàmén)？

    Which gate are you at?

  4. Dengdeng

    南大门(nándàmén)。

    The south gate.

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)在(zài)北大门(běidàmén)！

    I am at the north gate!

  6. Dengdeng

    下次(xiàcì)我们(wǒmen)在(zài)家(jiā)门口(ménkǒu)见(jiàn)吧(ba)。

    Next time let us meet at our own front door.

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01

让(ràng)我(wǒ)们(men)看(kàn)看(kan)能(néng)不(bu)能(néng)把(bǎ)大(dà)门(mén)关(guān)上(shàng)。

Let's see if we can get the gate closed.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)把(bǎ)大(dà)门(mén)漆(qī)成(chéng)了(le)蓝(lán)色(sè)的(de)。

I painted the gate blue.

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

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大
dà

big; large; great; older (than another person)

门
mén

gate; door

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