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开门

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kāi mén

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Definitions

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

Example Sentences

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开门 !
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 862207)
Bill, 开门 。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 336091)
请 开门 。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 794003)

Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.

Words Containing 开门

半开门
bàn kāi mén

half-open door

开门揖盗
kāi mén yī dào

leaving the door open invites the thief (idiom); to invite disaster by giving evildoers a free hand

开门炮
kāi mén pào

firecrackers set off at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Day (a Chinese tradition)

开门红
kāi mén hóng

a good beginning

开门见山
kāi mén jiàn shān

lit. to open the door and see the mountain; fig. to get right to the point (idiom)

Child Words of 开门

开
kāi

to open

门
mén

gate

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