Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
门
mén
Description
门是我们进出房间或房子的地方，可以打开也可以关上。
A 门 is the place where we enter or exit a room or house; it can be opened or closed.
门也可以用来数学习的课，比如“我今年有五门课”。
门 can also be used to count school subjects, for example, "I have five 门 courses this year."
Meanings
门mén
door; gate
请把门关上。
Please close the door.
门mén
measure word for courses or subjects
我这个学期有六门课。
I have six courses this semester.
门mén
category; field of study or work
这是一门很有用的技术。
This is a very useful technology.
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Notes
- Etymology
门 is a pictograph of a two-panel door or gate.
- Nuance
as a measure word, 门 counts courses, subjects, and skills, not physical doors.
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