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开门

kāi mén · kai men

Traditional 開門

Meaning

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  1. to open a door (lit. and fig.)
  2. to open for business
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In a conversation

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The shop that is not open

  1. Liangliang

    这家(zhèjiā)早点铺(zǎodiǎnpū)怎么(zěnme)还(hái)不(bù)开门(kāimén)？

    Why hasn't this breakfast shop opened yet?

  2. Dengdeng

    门口(ménkǒu)写着(xiězhe)，平时(píngshí)八点(bādiǎn)开门(kāimén)。

    The sign says it usually opens at eight.

  3. Liangliang

    现在(xiànzài)才(cái)七点半(qīdiǎnbàn)，我们(wǒmen)等(děng)半个小时(bàngexiǎoshí)吧(ba)。

    It's only seven thirty. Let's wait half an hour.

  4. Dengdeng

    等一下(děngyīxià)，下面(xiàmiàn)还有(háiyǒu)一行(yīháng)：周日(zhōurì)九点(jiǔdiǎn)开门(kāimén)。

    Wait, there's another line below: Sundays, opens at nine.

  5. Liangliang

    今天(jīntiān)是(shì)周日(zhōurì)！那(nà)我们(wǒmen)先(xiān)回去(huíqu)睡觉(shuìjiào)吧(ba)。

    Today is Sunday! Then let's go back and sleep first.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)开(kāi)门(mén)的(de)时(shí)候(hou)把(bǎ)门(mén)柄(bǐng)扭(niǔ)了(le)出(chū)来(lái)。

I tried to open the door, and the doorknob came off.

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

02

这(zhè)家(jiā)商(shāng)店(diàn)每(měi)天(tiān)上(shàng)午(wǔ)九(jiǔ)点(diǎn)开(kāi)门(mén)。

This shop opens at nine every morning.

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