冷
门

A neglected branch (of arts, science, sports etc) in Chinese: 冷门 (lěng mén)

lěng mén

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

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 冷門1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1a neglected branch (of arts, science, sports etc)
  2. 2fig. a complete unknown who wins a competition

Stroke order

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冷
门

Zhuyin

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ㄌㄥˇ

lěng

ㄌ/ lㄥ/ engˇ/ third tone

ㄇㄣˊ

mén

ㄇ/ mㄣ/ enˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

冷门

Simplified

冷門

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他学的是一门很冷门的专业。

    tā xué de shì yì mén hěn lěng mén de zhuān yè。

    He studies a very obscure, unpopular major.

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Related words

冷

lěng

cold

门

mén

gate

冷静

lěng jìng

calm

专门

zhuān mén

specialist

部门

bù mén

department

门口

mén kǒu

doorway

门票

mén piào

ticket (for theater, cinema etc)

出门

chū mén

to go out

大门

dà mén

entrance

寒冷

hán lěng

cold (climate)

上门

shàng mén

to drop in

门诊

mén zhěn

outpatient service

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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