冷门

lěng mén

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Noun Rare

Definitions

1. a neglected branch (of arts, science, sports etc)
2. fig. a complete unknown who wins a competition

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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Related words

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冷知识

lěng zhī shi

trivia

little-known facts

冷场

lěng chǎng

stage wait

awkward silence or lack of response, sharing the 冷 (cold) component

Usage notes

Collocations

Often used as 冷门专业 (unpopular major), 冷门学科 (neglected field), or 爆冷门 (to produce a dark horse winner).

Cultural notes

In competition contexts, 爆冷门 describes an unexpected victory by a complete unknown, similar to 'dark horse' in English.

Example Sentences

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他学了一个很冷门的专业。

He studied a very unpopular major.

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Words Containing 冷门

爆冷门

bào lěng mén

an upset (esp. in sports)

Child Words of 冷门

cold

gate

冷门