Definition
门 (mén) is the physical door or gate itself. 门口 (mén kǒu) refers to the doorway or entrance area — the space just in front of or behind the door. So you open/close 门, but you stand at 门口.
noun
doorgate
classifier
for coursessubjectsbranches of technologyetc.
Measure word · 扇, 个
Easily confused
- 们mensound-alike(suffix) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to people
- 闷mènsound-alike(adjective) bored, depressed, melancholy
- 闷mènsound-alikestuffy (airless)
Examples
- 。Qǐng kāi mén.Please open the door.
- 。Qǐng guān mén.Please close the door.
- 门。Wǒ shàng sān mén kè.I'm taking three courses.
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