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from Learn Chinese Everyday 每日学华语 by Min Min

Pronunciation : mén [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Meaning : door. (n) valve; switch. (n) knack. (n) school of thought. (n) (measure word) used for subjects of study, cannons, marriage, relatives. (n) Radical : 门 Strokes : 3 Traditional : 門 ( Stroke Order ) Usage : 45.8%

Common Words / Phrases:

1.

门户 mén hù

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portal

2.

门口 mén kǒu

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doorway; gate

3.

门票 mén piào

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entrance ticket

4.

专门 zhuān mén

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specialized

5.

部门 bù mén

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department

6.

热门 rè mén

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arousing popular interest; popular; topical

7.

出门 chū mén

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go out

8.

门牙 mén yá

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incisor (front teeth)

Sentences:

1. Open the door, please. qǐng bǎ mén dǎ kāi 。 请 把 门 打 开 。 [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

请 : please 把 : (preposition) used to shift the object to before the verb, which must be reduplicated or accompanied by some other word or expression 门 : door 打 : strike, hit, knock 开 : open

2. The first thing we shall do is to turn on the switch. tóu yī jiàn wǒ men yào zuò de shì shì dǎ kāi diàn mén 。 头 一 件 我 们 要 做 的 事 是 打 开 电 门 。 [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

头 : first 一 : one 件 : (measure word) used for matters in general 我们 : we 要 : want 做 : do 事 : thing 打开 : open 电 : electricity 门 : gate

3. He finally got the hang of repairing computers. duì yú xiū diàn nǎo ， tā zhōng yú mō zhe diǎn ménr le . 对 于 修 电 脑 ， 他 终 于 摸 着 点 门 儿 了 。 [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

对于 : Used to introduce the performer of an action or relevant people or things; toward(s) 修 : repair 电脑 : computer 他 : he 终于 : finally 摸 : find one’s way 着 : (particle) added to a verb or adjective to indicate a continued action or state 点 : a little 门 : way to do sth, knack 儿 : A pronunciation phenomenon that combined with the syllables in front to give a retroflex sound

4. He has already converted to Buddhism. tā yǐ jing guī yī fó mén 。 他 已 经 皈 依 佛 门 。 [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

他 : he 已经 : already 皈依 : conversion; the ceremony of proclaiming somebody a Buddhist 佛门 : Buddhism

5. How many courses did you select? nǐ xuǎn le jǐ mén kè ? 你 选 了 几 门 课 ？ [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

你 : you 选 : choose, select 了 : (particle) used after an action that has taken place 几 : how many 门 : measure word 课 : subjects

6. a piece of artillery yì mén dà pào 一 门 大 炮 [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

一 : one 门 : measure word 大 : big 炮 : cannon, firecracker 大炮 : artillery, big gun, cannon

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