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开门
開門
kāimén
1. to open a door (lit. and fig.)
2. to open for business
Very Common • Top 2%

Character Breakdown

开
kāi
to open; to start, to initiate, to begin
HSK 1 4 丶
门
mén
gate, door, entrance, opening
HSK 2 3 丶

Compound Words (6)

半开门
bànkāimén
half-open door
开门炮
kāiménpào
firecrackers to open the door on the New Year
开门红
kāiménhóng
a good beginning
半开门儿
bànkāiménr
erhua variant of [[半開門|半开门<bànkāimén>]]
开门揖盗
kāiményīdào
leaving the door open invites the thief (idiom); to invite disaster by giving evildoers a free hand
开门见山
kāiménjiànshān
lit. to open the door and see the mountain; fig. to get right to the point (idiom)

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