门
当
户
对

The families are well-matched in terms of social status (idiom) in Chinese: 门当户对 (mén dāng hù duì)

mén dāng hù duì

the families are well-matched in terms of social status (idiom)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 門當戶對1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1the families are well-matched in terms of social status (idiom)
  2. 2(of a prospective marriage partner) an appropriate match

Stroke order

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门
当
户
对

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄇㄣˊ

mén

ㄇ/ mㄣ/ enˊ/ second tone

ㄉㄤ

dāng

ㄉ/ dㄤ/ ang—/ first tone

ㄏㄨˋ

hù

ㄏ/ hㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

ㄉㄨㄟˋ

duì

ㄉ/ dㄨ/ uㄟ/ eiˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

门当户对

Simplified

門當戶對

Traditional

Example sentences

See 门当户对 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 老人觉得两家门当户对，很般配。

    lǎo rén jué de liǎng jiā mén dāng hù duì， hěn bān pèi。

    The elders felt the two families were well-matched and suited.

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Related words

门

mén

gate

当

dāng

(onom.) dong

对

duì

right

户

hù

a household

当然

dāng rán

only natural

窗户

chuāng hu

window

当地

dāng dì

local

当时

dāng shí

then

对话

duì huà

to talk (with sb)

对面

duì miàn

(sitting) opposite

反对

fǎn duì

to oppose

专门

zhuān mén

specialist

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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