Definition
门道 has two distinct noun senses. The literal meaning is a doorway or gateway, especially through a wall or fence. More commonly in colloquial speech, it refers to the 'knack', 'trick', or 'inside knowledge' needed to do something skillfully — the special method or shortcut that experience teaches you. You'll often hear it in phrases like 有门道 (has the knack) or 找到门道 (find the trick).
n.
doorwaygateway(colloquial) knacktrickmethod to do something efficiently
Examples
- 门道，。Zhège mén dào hěn zhǎi, zhǐ néng yí gè rén tōngguò.This doorway is very narrow — only one person can pass through.
- 门道，。Tā zuò shēngyi hěn yǒu mén dào, suǒyǐ zǒng shì zhuàn qián.He really has the knack for doing business, so he always makes money.
- ，门道。Gāng xué biānchéng shí hěn nán, dàn zhǎodào mén dào hòu jiù jiǎndān duō le.When you first learn programming it's hard, but once you find the trick it becomes much simpler.
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