Gate in Chinese: 门 (mén)

Definitions

1. 1gate
2. 2door
3. 3gateway
4. 4doorway
5. 5opening
6. 6valve
7. 7switch
8. 8way to do something
9. 9knack
10. 10family
11. 11house
12. 12(religious) sect
13. 13school (of thought)
14. 14class
15. 15category
16. 16phylum or division (taxonomy)
17. 17classifier for large guns
18. 18classifier for lessons, subjects, branches of technology
19. 19(suffix) -gate (i.e. scandal; derived from Watergate)

Stroke order

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Simplified & traditional

Example sentences

See 门 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

• 把门开开！

  bǎ mén kāi kāi！

  Open the door a bit!

• 芝麻开门！

  zhī má kāi mén！

  Open Sesame!

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