door in Chinese

How to write 门

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门 is listed in the official HSK vocabulary at HSK 2. An elementary band: common words for simple everyday exchanges.

门 in a sentence

• 请qǐng关guān门mén。

  Please close the door.

• 门mén开kāi着zhe。

  The door is open.

• 有yǒu人rén在zài敲qiāo门mén。

  Someone is knocking at the door.

门 vs 门口 vs 大门

Similar and easily confused words, and how they differ.

• 门口 mén kǒu doorway; entrance

  The spot by the door — 在门口等 'wait at the entrance'. 门 is the door itself.

• 大门 dà mén gate; main entrance

  The big outer gate or main entrance — 学校大门 'the school gate'.