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mén · men/Mén · men

Traditional 門

HSK 1Old HSK 2Measure word guideMeasure words: 扇 shàn, 个 gè

Meaning

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mén 門

  1. gate
  2. door
  3. gateway
  4. doorway
  5. opening
  6. valve
  7. switch
  8. way to do something
  9. knack
  10. family
  11. house
  12. (religious) sect
  13. school (of thought)
  14. class
  15. category
  16. phylum or division (taxonomy)
  17. classifier for large guns
  18. classifier for lessons, subjects, branches of technology
  19. (suffix) -gate (i.e. scandal; derived from Watergate)

Mén 門

  1. surname Men
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In a conversation

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The stuck door

  1. Dengdeng

    这个(zhège)门(mén)怎么(zěnme)打不开(dǎbùkāi)？

    Why won't this door open?

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)是(shì)推(tuī)，还是(háishi)拉(lā)？

    Are you pushing or pulling?

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)推(tuī)了(le)，拉(lā)了(le)，门(mén)还是(háishi)不(bù)动(dòng)。

    I pushed and pulled, but the door still won't move.

  4. Liangliang

    让(ràng)我(wǒ)看看(kànkan)。这个(zhège)门(mén)要(yào)往(wǎng)旁边(pángbiān)拉(lā)！

    Let me see. This door has to be pulled to the side!

  5. Dengdeng

    原来(yuánlái)是(shì)推拉门(tuīlāmén)！我(wǒ)以前(yǐqián)没(méi)见过(jiànguò)。

    It's a sliding door! I have never seen one before.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

玛(mǎ)丽(lì)悄(qiāo)悄(qiāo)地(de)关(guān)上(shàng)了(le)门(mén)。

Mary closed the door quietly.

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

02

我(wǒ)认(rèn)识(shi)那(nà)个(ge)坐(zuò)得(de)最(zuì)靠(kào)近(jìn)门(mén)的(de)男(nán)孩(hái)。

I know the boy who is sitting closest to the door.

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

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