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前门
前門
Qiánmén
1. Qianmen subway station on Beijing Subway Line 2
Noun

Character Breakdown

前
qián
in front, forward; former, preceding
HSK 1 9 丶
门
mén
gate, door, entrance, opening
HSK 2 3 丶

Compound Words (2)

前门打虎，后门打狼
qiánméndǎhǔ,hòuméndǎláng
to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig. facing one problem after another
前门拒虎，后门进狼
qiánménjùhǔ,hòuménjìnláng
to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig. facing one problem after another

Alternate Entries

前门
qiánmén
front door / main entrance / honest and upright approach (as opposed to [[後門|后门]], back-door or under the counter)

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