mén

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Definitions

  1. 1. gate
  2. 2. door
  3. 3. CL:扇[shàn]
  4. 4. gateway
  5. 5. doorway
  6. 6. CL:個|个[gè]
  7. 7. opening
  8. 8. valve
  9. 9. switch
  10. 10. way to do something
  11. 11. knack
  12. 12. family
  13. 13. house
  14. 14. (religious) sect
  15. 15. school (of thought)
  16. 16. class
  17. 17. category
  18. 18. phylum or division (taxonomy)
  19. 19. classifier for large guns
  20. 20. classifier for lessons
  21. 21. subjects
  22. 22. branches of technology

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Words Containing 门

上门
shàng mén

to drop in

串门
chuàn mén

to call on sb

五花八门
wǔ huā bā mén

myriad

入门
rù mén

entrance door

冷门
lěng mén

a neglected branch (of arts, science, sports etc)

出门
chū mén

to go out

大门
dà mén

the Doors, US rock band

专门
zhuān mén

specialist

敲门
qiāo mén

to knock on a door

热门
rè mén

popular; hot; in vogue

爆冷门
bào lěng mén

an upset (esp. in sports)

窍门
qiào mén

a trick

走后门
zǒu hòu mén

lit. to enter by the back door

部门
bù mén

department

门口
mén kǒu

doorway

门槛
mén kǎn

doorstep

门当户对
mén dāng hù duì

the families are well-matched in terms of social status (idiom)

门票
mén piào

ticket (for theater, cinema etc)

门诊
mén zhěn

outpatient service

门路
mén lù

way of doing sth

门铃
mén líng

doorbell

阀门
fá mén

valve (mechanical)

防盗门
fáng dào mén

security door

一门心思
yī mén xīn si

to set one's heart on sth (idiom)

一门式
yī mén shì

one-stop (service, shop etc)

三地门
sān dì mén

Santimen township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[píng dōng xiàn], Taiwan

三地门乡
sān dì mén xiāng

Santimen township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[píng dōng xiàn], Taiwan

三柱门
sān zhù mén

(sports) (cricket) wicket (set of stumps and bails)

三门
sān mén

Sanmen county in Taizhou 台州[tāi zhōu], Zhejiang

三门县
sān mén xiàn

Sanmen county in Taizhou 台州[tāi zhōu], Zhejiang

三门峡市
sān mén xiá shì

Sanmenxia, prefecture-level city in Henan

三门峡
sān mén xiá

Sanmenxia, prefecture-level city in Henan

上天无路,入地无门
shàng tiān wú lù , rù dì wú mén

lit. there is no road to the sky, nor door into the earth (idiom)

上门客
shàng mén kè

bricks-and-mortar customer; walk-in customer

上门费
shàng mén fèi

house call fee

上颚正门齿
shàng è zhèng mén chǐ

maxillary central incisor

下场门
xià chǎng mén

exit door (of the stage)

不二法门
bù èr fǎ mén

the one and only way

不做亏心事,不怕鬼敲门
bù zuò kuī xīn shì , bù pà guǐ qiāo mén

he who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night; you can rest with a clear conscience

不得其门而入
bù dé qí mén ér rù

to be unable to get into (a house, an organization, a field of study, a particular type of career etc)

不是一家人不进一家门
bù shì yī jiā rén bù jìn yī jiā mén

people who don't belong together, don't get to live together (idiom)

串门子
chuàn mén zi

see 串門|串门[chuàn mén]

也门
yě mén

Yemen

五福临门
wǔ fú lín mén

lit. (may the) five blessings descend upon this home (namely: longevity, wealth, health, virtue, and a natural death)

亚格门农
yà gé mén nóng

Agamemnon

亚门
yà mén

(biology) subphylum (in zoological taxonomy); subdivision (in the taxonomy of plants or fungi)

人事部门
rén shì bù mén

personnel office

伊娃·门德斯
yī wá · mén dé sī

Eva Mendes, American actress

佛门
fó mén

Buddhism

侯门
hóu mén

noble house

侯门似海
hóu mén sì hǎi

lit. the gate of a noble house is like the sea (idiom)

便门
biàn mén

side door

倒插门
dào chā mén

to marry and live with the bride's family (inverting traditional Chinese expectations)

偏门
piān mén

side door

侧门
cè mén

side door

傍人门户
bàng rén mén hù

to be dependent upon sb

伤寒沙门氏菌
shāng hán shā mén shì jūn

salmonella typhimurium

光耀门楣
guāng yào mén méi

splendor shines on the family's door (idiom)

入门课程
rù mén kè chéng

introductory course

内行看门道,外行看热闹
nèi háng kàn mén dao , wài háng kàn rè nao

while the connoisseur recognizes the artistry, the layman simply enjoys the show

内门
nèi mén

Neimen township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[gāo xióng xiàn], southwest Taiwan

内门乡
nèi mén xiāng

Neimen township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[gāo xióng xiàn], southwest Taiwan

六扇门
liù shàn mén

seat of the government

凯旋门
kǎi xuán mén

triumphal arch

出入门
chū rù mén

entrance and exit door

分门别类
fēn mén bié lèi

to organize by categories

前门
qián mén

Qianmen subway station on Beijing Subway Line 2

前门打虎,后门打狼
qián mén dǎ hǔ , hòu mén dǎ láng

to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig. facing one problem after another

前门拒虎,后门进狼
qián mén jù hǔ , hòu mén jìn láng

to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig. facing one problem after another

加大油门
jiā dà yóu mén

to accelerate

北门
běi mén

Peimen township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[tái nán xiàn], Taiwan

十字转门
shí zì zhuàn mén

turnstile

半开门
bàn kāi mén

half-open door

南天门
nán tiān mén

South Gate to Heaven, the name a gate constructed on various mountains, most notably on Mount Tai 泰山[tài shān]

南门二
nán mén èr

Alpha Centauri or Rigel Kentaurus

卡门
kǎ mén

Carmen (name)

卡门柏乳酪
kǎ mén bó rǔ lào

Camembert (soft, creamy French cheese)

卡门贝
kǎ mén bèi

camembert cheese

卷帘门
juǎn lián mén

roll-up door

叩门
kòu mén

to knock on a door

吃闭门羹
chī bì mén gēng

to be refused entrance (idiom)

各人自扫门前雪,莫管他家瓦上霜
gè rén zì sǎo mén qián xuě , mò guǎn tā jiā wǎ shàng shuāng

sweep the snow from your own door step, don't worry about the frost on your neighbor's roof (idiom)

吊门
diào mén

an overhung door

名门
míng mén

famous family

名门望族
míng mén wàng zú

offspring a famous family (idiom); good breeding

吸门
xī mén

epiglottis

哪门子
nǎ mén zi

(coll.) (emphasizing a rhetorical question) what

丧门星
sàng mén xīng

messenger of death

丧门神
sāng mén shén

messenger of death

嗓门
sǎng mén

voice

嗓门眼
sǎng mén yǎn

throat

四门轿车
sì mén jiào chē

sedan (motor car)

回门
huí mén

first return of bride to her parental home

囟脑门
xìn nǎo mén

fontanel (gap between the bones of an infant's skull)

囟门
xìn mén

fontanel (gap between the bones of an infant's skull)

图坦卡门
tú tǎn kǎ mén

Tutankhamen, king of ancient Egypt 1333-1323 BC

土门
tǔ mén

Tumen or Bumin Khan (-553), founder of Göktürk khanate

在家千日好,出门一时难
zài jiā qiān rì hǎo , chū mén yī shí nán

lit. at home, one can spend a thousand days in comfort, but spending a day away from home can be challenging (idiom)

在家靠父母,出门靠朋友
zài jiā kào fù mǔ , chū mén kào péng you

one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom)

城门
chéng mén

city gate

城门失火,殃及池鱼
chéng mén shī huǒ , yāng jí chí yú

a fire in the city gates is also a calamity for the fish in the moat (idiom); the bystander will also suffer

多孔动物门
duō kǒng dòng wù mén

(zoology) phylum Porifera (sponges)

天安门
tiān ān mén

Tiananmen Gate, entrance of the Imperial City in Beijing

天安门广场
tiān ān mén guǎng chǎng

Tiananmen Square

天安门开了
tiān ān mén kāi le

pants fly is down

天门
tiān mén

Tianmen sub-prefecture level city in Hubei

天门冬
tiān mén dōng

asparagus

天门冬科
tiān mén dōng kē

Asparagaceae, family of flowering plants which includes asparagus

天门市
tiān mén shì

Tianmen sub-prefecture level city in Hubei

太平门
tài píng mén

emergency exit

夷门
yí mén

the Yi gate of 大梁, capital of Wei 魏 during Warring states

奇门遁甲
qí mén dùn jiǎ

ancient Chinese divination tradition (still in use today)

夺门而出
duó mén ér chū

to rush out through a door (idiom)

好事不出门,恶事传千里
hǎo shì bù chū mén , è shì chuán qiān lǐ

lit. good deeds do not go beyond the door, evil deeds spread a thousand miles

婆罗门
pó luó mén

Brahmin

婆罗门教
pó luó mén jiào

Brahmanism

孔门
kǒng mén

Confucius' school (i.e. his direct disciples)

学门
xué mén

academic discipline

守门
shǒu mén

to keep goal

守门人
shǒu mén rén

gatekeeper

守门员
shǒu mén yuán

goalkeeper

安定门
ān dìng mén

Andingmen neighborhood of Beijing

宣武门
xuān wǔ mén

Xuanwumen, Beijing

宦门
huàn mén

family of officials

家门
jiā mén

house door

密闭门
mì bì mén

airtight door

寒门
hán mén

poor and humble family

射门
shè mén

(soccer, handball etc) to kick or shoot the ball towards the goal

专门人员
zhuān mén rén yuán

specialist

专门列车
zhuān mén liè chē

special train

专门化
zhuān mén huà

to specialize

专门家
zhuān mén jiā

specialist

专门机构
zhuān mén jī gòu

specialized agency

对门
duì mén

the building or room opposite

尻门子
kāo mén zi

anus (rural coll.)

屏门
píng mén

screen door

屯门
tún mén

Tuen Mun district of New Territories, Hong Kong

山门
shān mén

monastery main gate (Buddhism)

崇文门
chóng wén mén

Chongwenmen gate in Beijing

师父领进门,修行在个人
shī fu lǐng jìn mén , xiū xíng zài gè rén

the master leads you to the door, the rest is up to you

带上门
dài shàng mén

to close the door (when going through it)

平生不做亏心事,半夜敲门心不惊
píng shēng bù zuò kuī xīn shì , bàn yè qiāo mén xīn bù jīng

He who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night.

幽门
yōu mén

pylorus (anatomy)

幽门螺旋杆菌
yōu mén luó xuán gǎn jūn

Helicobacter pylori (stomach bacterium)

幽门螺旋菌
yōu mén luó xuán jūn

Helicobacter pylori (stomach bacterium)

幽门螺杆菌
yōu mén luó gǎn jūn

Helicobacter pylori (stomach bacterium)

厦门大学
xià mén dà xué

Xiamen University

厦门市
xià mén shì

Xiamen, subprovincial city in Fujian

广安门
guǎng ān mén

Guanganmen in Xuanwu 宣武區|宣武区 district of southwest Beijing

引鬼上门
yǐn guǐ shàng mén

to invite the devil to one's house (idiom)

弗拉门戈
fú lā mén gē

flamenco (loanword)

弹簧门
tán huáng mén

swing door

后门
hòu mén

the back door

得意门生
dé yì mén shēng

favorite pupil

复兴门
fù xīng mén

Fuxingmen neighborhood of Beijing

德胜门
dé shèng mén

Deshengmen (Beijing)

德拉门
dé lā mén

Drammen (city in Buskerud, Norway)

快门
kuài mén

shutter

应门
yìng mén

to answer the door

或门
huò mén

OR gate (electronics)

房门
fáng mén

door of a room

所罗门
suǒ luó mén

Solomon (name)

所罗门群岛
suǒ luó mén qún dǎo

Solomon Islands in southwest Pacific

打掉门牙,往肚子里咽
dǎ diào mén yá , wǎng dù zi lǐ yàn

lit. to swallow one's knocked-out teeth after getting punched in the face (idiom)

打门
dǎ mén

to knock on the door

托足无门
tuō zú wú mén

to be unable to find a place to stay (idiom)

找上门
zhǎo shàng mén

to come to sb's door

找门路
zhǎo mén lù

to seek help from social connections

把门
bǎ mén

to stand as a goalkeeper

拒之门外
jù zhī mén wài

to lock one's door and refuse to see sb

拱门
gǒng mén

arched door

挨门
āi mén

from door to door, one by one

挨门挨户
āi mén āi hù

see 挨家挨戶|挨家挨户[āi jiā āi hù]

掖门
yè mén

small side door of a palace

推拉门
tuī lā mén

sliding door

摩尔门
mó ěr mén

Mormon (religion)

摩尔门经
mó ěr mén jīng

Book of Mormon

摩门
mó mén

Mormon (religion)

摩门经
mó mén jīng

Book of Mormon

撑门面
chēng mén miàn

to keep up appearances

撒门
sā mén

Salmon (son of Nashon)

撬门
qiào mén

to break in

摆门面
bǎi mén miàn

to keep up appearances

摆龙门阵
bǎi lóng mén zhèn

chat

改换门庭
gǎi huàn mén tíng

to improve one's family's social status by moving up in the world

改换门闾
gǎi huàn mén lǘ

see 改換門庭|改换门庭[gǎi huàn mén tíng]

敲门砖
qiāo mén zhuān

lit. a brick as a door knocker (idiom); fig. a temporary expedient

斗门
dǒu mén

Doumen District of Zhuhai City 珠海市[zhū hǎi shì], Guangdong

斗门区
dǒu mén qū

Doumen District of Zhuhai City 珠海市[zhū hǎi shì], Guangdong

旁门
páng mén

side door

旁门左道
páng mén zuǒ dào

dissenting religious sect (idiom); heretical school of opinion

易门
yì mén

Yimen county in Yuxi 玉溪[yù xī], Yunnan

易门县
yì mén xiàn

Yimen county in Yuxi 玉溪[yù xī], Yunnan

书香门第
shū xiāng mén dì

family with a literary reputation (idiom); literary family

会门
huì mén

main entrance

月台幕门
yuè tái mù mén

(railway) platform screen doors

朝门
cháo mén

entrance portal (to a palace)

朝阳门
cháo yáng mén

Chaoyangmen neighborhood of Beijing

杜门
dù mén

to close the door (lit. and fig.)

杜门不出
dù mén bù chū

to shut the door and remain inside