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家门

jiā mén · jia men

Traditional 家門

Meaning

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  1. house door
  2. family clan
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Books by the door

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)家门口(jiāménkǒu)新(xīn)开(kāi)了(le)一(yī)家(jiā)书店(shūdiàn)。

    A new bookshop opened right outside my door.

  2. Dengdeng

    真的(zhēnde)？一(yī)出(chū)家门(jiāmén)就(jiù)能(néng)买(mǎi)书(shū)，太好了(tàihǎole)！

    Really? You can buy books as soon as you step out of your door, great!

  3. Liangliang

    对(duì)，我(wǒ)每次(měicì)出(chū)家门(jiāmén)，都(dōu)会(huì)买(mǎi)一(yī)本(běn)。

    Yes, every time I leave home I buy one.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)家里(jiālǐ)的(de)书(shū)不是(bùshì)很多(hěnduō)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Then don't you have lots of books at home already?

  5. Liangliang

    多得很(duōdehěn)！我(wǒ)妈(mā)说(shuō)，看完(kànwán)这些(zhèxiē)书(shū)才(cái)能(néng)出(chū)家门(jiāmén)。

    Tons! Mum says I can only go out once I've read all of these.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

进(jìn)家(jiā)门(mén)后(hòu)，我(wǒ)被(bèi)垫(diàn)子(zi)绊(bàn)倒(dǎo)了(le)。

Entering the house, I tripped over the mat.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)离(lí)开(kāi)家(jiā)门(mén)，独(dú)自(zì)去(qù)了(le)远(yuǎn)方(fāng)。

He left home and went far away alone.

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