门户
ménhù
Description
“门户”本来指房子的门，现在也常常用来说进入一个地方或者一个领域的重要入口。
"门户" originally refers to the door of a house, but now it is also often used to mean an important entrance to a place or field.
在网络上，很多人把大的网站叫做“门户网站”，因为你可以从那里去很多地方。
On the internet, many people call big websites "门户网站" because you can go to many places from there.
Meanings
门户ménhù
door; entrance of a house
晚上要关好门户。
Close the doors and windows well at night.
门户ménhù
gateway; important point of access
这个城市是国家的南大门户。
This city is the country's major southern gateway.
门户网站ménhù wǎngzhàn
web portal site
我常在门户网站上看新闻。
I often read news on portal websites.
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Notes
- Etymology
门 (door) + 户 (household/door), a compound of two similar characters.
- Nuance
literal 'door' sense is now formal; everyday speech uses 门 instead.
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