Definition
对门 (duì mén) is a noun meaning the house or building directly across the street, hallway, or courtyard. By extension, it can also refer to the neighbor who lives in that opposite dwelling — Chinese merges the location and the person into one word, where English would use separate phrases. You'll often hear it in phrases like 住对门 ('live across the way') or 对门邻居 ('the neighbor across from you').
n.
the house or household directly oppositeneighbor across the street/hall/gate
Examples
- 对门，。Wǒ zhù zài duì mén, zǒu liǎng bù jiù dào le.I live across the hallway; it's just a few steps away.
- 对门。duì mén de Wáng āyí jīngcháng gěi wǒmen sòng chī de.Aunt Wang from across the street often brings us food.
- 对门，。Zhè liǎng dòng lóu duì mén ér jiàn, zhōngjiān zhǐ gé yì tiáo xiǎo lù.These two buildings face each other directly, with only a small path in between.
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