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门前

mén qián · men qian

Traditional 門前

Meaning

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  1. in front of the door
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A box at my door

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)家(jiā)门前(ménqián)有(yǒu)一个(yīgè)大(dà)箱子(xiāngzi)，是(shì)你(nǐ)的(de)吗(ma)？

    There is a big box in front of my door. Is it yours?

  2. Liangliang

    让(ràng)我(wǒ)看看(kànkan)。啊(a)，上面(shàngmiàn)写着(xiězhe)我(wǒ)的(de)名字(míngzi)！

    Let me see. Oh, it has my name on it!

  3. Dengdeng

    那(nà)它(tā)为什么(wèishénme)在(zài)我(wǒ)门前(ménqián)？

    Then why is it in front of my door?

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)买(mǎi)了(le)一(yī)把(bǎ)椅子(yǐzi)，地址(dìzhǐ)写错(xiěcuò)了(le)。

    I bought a chair and wrote the wrong address.

  5. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)把(bǎ)我(wǒ)家(jiā)的(de)地址(dìzhǐ)写成(xiěchéng)你(nǐ)家(jiā)的(de)了(le)！

    You wrote my address as your own!

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2 examples
01

她(tā)在(zài)百(bǎi)货(huò)公(gōng)司(sī)门(mén)前(qián)下(xià)了(le)的(dī)士(shì)。

She got out of the taxi at the department store.

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

02

他(tā)在(zài)门(mén)前(qián)走(zǒu)来(lái)走(zǒu)去(qù)，不(bù)知(zhī)道(dào)该(gāi)不(bù)该(gāi)进(jìn)去(qù)。

He walked to and fro in front of the door, hesitating from entering.

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

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