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门槛
ménkǎn
Description
门槛是门下面的那条木头或石头，进门的时候要跨过去。
A 门槛 is the piece of wood or stone under the door that you step over when entering.
我们也常用门槛来说做一件事需要的条件，比如这份工作的门槛很高。
We also often use 门槛 to mean the requirements needed to do something, for example, the 门槛 for this job is very high.
Meanings
门槛ménkǎn
threshold; doorsill at the bottom of a door
小心门槛，别摔倒了。
Watch your step, don't fall.
门槛ménkǎn
requirement or standard for entry
这个比赛的报名门槛不高。
The entry requirements for this competition are not high.
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Notes
- Etymology
门 (door) + 槛 (railing/sill); literal sense extended to mean an entry barrier or qualification.
- Nuance
门槛高 means hard to qualify; 门槛低 means easy to get in.
In videos
“所以全景相机我觉得他就是一个门槛非常低”
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