开门 開門
开门 開門 kāi mén ㄎㄞ ㄇㄣˊ hoi1 mun4
- (lit. and fig.) to open a door
- to open for business
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More words with these characters
开 開
- 公开 公開 gōng kāi ㄍㄨㄥ ㄎㄞ gung1 hoi1 open; overt; public
- 分开 分開 fēn kāi ㄈㄣ ㄎㄞ fan1 hoi1 to separate
- 召开 召開 zhào kāi ㄓㄠˋ ㄎㄞ ziu6 hoi1 to convene (a conference or meeting)
- 展开 展開 zhǎn kāi ㄓㄢˇ ㄎㄞ zin2 hoi1 to unfold; to spread out; to open up
- 张开 張開 zhāng kāi ㄓㄤ ㄎㄞ zoeng1 hoi1 to open up
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- 想开 想開 xiǎng kāi ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄎㄞ soeng2 hoi1 to get over (a shock, bereavement etc)
- 打开 打開 dǎ kāi ㄉㄚˇ ㄎㄞ daa2 hoi1 to open
- 拉开 拉開 lā kāi ㄌㄚ ㄎㄞ laai1 hoi1 to pull open
- 抛开 拋開 pāo kāi ㄆㄠ ㄎㄞ paau1 hoi1 to throw out
- 推开 推開 tuī kāi ㄊㄨㄟ ㄎㄞ teoi1 hoi1 to push open (a gate etc)
- 敞开 敞開 chǎng kāi ㄔㄤˇ ㄎㄞ cong2 hoi1 to open wide
- 盛开 盛開 shèng kāi ㄕㄥˋ ㄎㄞ sing6 hoi1 blooming
- 解开 解開 jiě kāi ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄎㄞ gaai2 hoi1 to untie
- 走开 走開 zǒu kāi ㄗㄡˇ ㄎㄞ zau2 hoi1 to leave; to walk away; to beat it
- 开刀 開刀 kāi dāo ㄎㄞ ㄉㄠ hoi1 dou1 (of a surgeon) to perform an operation
- 开创 開創 kāi chuàng ㄎㄞ ㄔㄨㄤˋ hoi1 cong3 to initiate; to start; to found
- 开动 開動 kāi dòng ㄎㄞ ㄉㄨㄥˋ hoi1 dung6 to start
- 开口 開口 kāi kǒu ㄎㄞ ㄎㄡˇ hoi1 hau2 to open one's mouth
- 开启 開啟 kāi qǐ ㄎㄞ ㄑㄧˇ hoi1 kai2 to start; to begin; to initiate (an era, process, journey etc)
- 开场 開場 kāi chǎng ㄎㄞ ㄔㄤˇ hoi1 coeng4 to begin
门 門
- 上门 上門 shàng mén ㄕㄤˋ ㄇㄣˊ soeng5 mun2 to drop in
- 串门 串門 chuàn mén ㄔㄨㄢˋ ㄇㄣˊ cyun3 mun4 to call on sb
- 入门 入門 rù mén ㄖㄨˋ ㄇㄣˊ jap6 mun4 entrance door
- 冷门 冷門 lěng mén ㄌㄥˇ ㄇㄣˊ laang5 mun2 a neglected branch (of arts, science, sports etc)
- 出门 出門 chū mén ㄔㄨ ㄇㄣˊ ceot1 mun4 to go out
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- 大门 大門 dà mén ㄉㄚˋ ㄇㄣˊ daai6 mun4 entrance
- 专门 專門 zhuān mén ㄓㄨㄢ ㄇㄣˊ zyun1 mun4 specialized; dedicated (to a particular field or purpose)
- 敲门 敲門 qiāo mén ㄑㄧㄠ ㄇㄣˊ haau1 mun4 to knock on a door
- 热门 熱門 rè mén ㄖㄜˋ ㄇㄣˊ jit6 mun2 popular; hot; in vogue
- 窍门 竅門 qiào mén ㄑㄧㄠˋ ㄇㄣˊ hiu3 mun4 a trick
- 部门 部門 bù mén ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄣˊ bou6 mun4 department
- 门口 門口 mén kǒu ㄇㄣˊ ㄎㄡˇ mun4 hau2 doorway
- 门户 門戶 mén hù ㄇㄣˊ ㄏㄨˋ mun4 wu6 door
- 门槛 門檻 mén kǎn ㄇㄣˊ ㄎㄢˇ mun4 laam6 doorstep
- 门票 門票 mén piào ㄇㄣˊ ㄆㄧㄠˋ mun4 piu3 ticket (for theater, cinema etc)
- 门诊 門診 mén zhěn ㄇㄣˊ ㄓㄣˇ mun4 can2 outpatient service
- 门路 門路 mén lù ㄇㄣˊ ㄌㄨˋ mun4 lou6 way of doing sth
- 门铃 門鈴 mén líng ㄇㄣˊ ㄌㄧㄥˊ mun4 ling4 doorbell
- 阀门 閥門 fá mén ㄈㄚˊ ㄇㄣˊ fat6 mun4 valve (mechanical)
- 爆冷门 爆冷門 bào lěng mén ㄅㄠˋ ㄌㄥˇ ㄇㄣˊ baau3 laang5 mun2 an upset (esp. in sports)
Idioms with these characters
- 遍地开花 遍地開花 biàn dì kāi huā ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄧˋ ㄎㄞ ㄏㄨㄚ pin3 dei6 hoi1 faa1 (idiom) to blossom everywhere; to spring up all over the place; to flourish on a large scale
- 别开生面 別開生面 bié kāi shēng miàn ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄎㄞ ㄕㄥ ㄇㄧㄢˋ bit6 hoi1 sang1 min6 to start sth new or original (idiom); to break a new path
- 春暖花开 春暖花開 chūn nuǎn huā kāi ㄔㄨㄣ ㄋㄨㄢˇ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄎㄞ ceon1 nyun5 faa1 hoi1 lit. springtime when the weather is warm and flowers are in bloom (idiom)
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- 大开大合 大開大合 dà kāi dà hé ㄉㄚˋ ㄎㄞ ㄉㄚˋ ㄏㄜˊ daai6 hoi1 daai6 hap6 (idiom) epic in scope; wide-ranging
- 大开眼界 大開眼界 dà kāi yǎn jiè ㄉㄚˋ ㄎㄞ ㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄝˋ daai6 hoi1 ngaan5 gaai3 (idiom) to broaden one's horizons greatly
- 放开手脚 放開手腳 fàng kāi shǒu jiǎo ㄈㄤˋ ㄎㄞ ㄕㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄠˇ fong3 hoi1 sau2 goek3 to have free rein (idiom)
- 狗窦大开 狗竇大開 gǒu dòu dà kāi ㄍㄡˇ ㄉㄡˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄎㄞ gau2 dau3 daai6 hoi1 dog hole wide open (idiom); fig. gap caused by missing teeth (used mockingly)
- 广开言路 廣開言路 guǎng kāi yán lù ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄎㄞ ㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄨˋ gwong2 hoi1 jin4 lou6 to encourage the free airing of views (idiom)
- 豁然开朗 豁然開朗 huò rán kāi lǎng ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄖㄢˊ ㄎㄞ ㄌㄤˇ kut3 jin4 hoi1 long5 suddenly opens up to a wide panorama (idiom); to come to a wide clearing
- 见钱眼开 見錢眼開 jiàn qián yǎn kāi ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄢˇ ㄎㄞ gin3 cin2 ngaan5 hoi1 to open one's eyes wide at the sight of profit (idiom); thinking of nothing but personal gain
- 班门弄斧 班門弄斧 Bān mén nòng fǔ ㄅㄢ ㄇㄣˊ ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄈㄨˇ baan1 mun4 lung6 fu2 to display one's slight skill before an expert (idiom)
- 筚门闺窦 篳門閨竇 bì mén guī dòu ㄅㄧˋ ㄇㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄉㄡˋ bat1 mun4 gwai1 dau6 wicker door, hole window (idiom); fig. wretched hovel
- 荜门圭窦 蓽門圭竇 bì mén guī dòu ㄅㄧˋ ㄇㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄉㄡˋ bat1 mun4 gwai1 dau6 wicker door, hole window (idiom); fig. wretched hovel
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- 闭门觅句 閉門覓句 bì mén mì jù ㄅㄧˋ ㄇㄣˊ ㄇㄧˋ ㄐㄩˋ bai3 mun4 mik6 geoi3 lit. lock the door and search for the right word (idiom); fig. the serious hard work of writing
- 闭门塞窦 閉門塞竇 bì mén sè dòu ㄅㄧˋ ㄇㄣˊ ㄙㄜˋ ㄉㄡˋ bai3 mun4 sak1 dau6 to close doors and block openings (idiom); mounting a strict defense
- 闭门造车 閉門造車 bì mén zào chē ㄅㄧˋ ㄇㄣˊ ㄗㄠˋ ㄔㄜ bai3 mun4 zou6 ce1 lit. to shut oneself away and build a cart (idiom)
- 宾客盈门 賓客盈門 bīn kè yíng mén ㄅㄧㄣ ㄎㄜˋ ㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄣˊ ban1 haak3 jing4 mun4 guests filled the hall (idiom); a house full of distinguished visitors
- 宾朋盈门 賓朋盈門 bīn péng yíng mén ㄅㄧㄣ ㄆㄥˊ ㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄣˊ ban1 pang4 jing4 mun4 guests filled the hall (idiom); a house full of distinguished visitors
- 柴门小户 柴門小戶 chái mén xiǎo hù ㄔㄞˊ ㄇㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄏㄨˋ caai4 mun4 siu2 wu6 woodcutter's cottage (idiom); poor person's hovel
- 程门立雪 程門立雪 Chéng mén lì xuě ㄔㄥˊ ㄇㄣˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄒㄩㄝˇ cing4 mun4 laap6 syut3 lit. the snow piles up at Cheng Yi's door (idiom)
Example sentences
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开门 開門 ！
Open up.
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请 請 开门 開門 。
Open the door, please.
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请 請 开门 開門 。
Please open the door.
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芝麻 开门 開門 ！
Open Sesame!
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我 说 說 开门 開門 。
I said open the door.
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