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

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

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前门
Qiánmén
Qianmen subway station on Beijing Subway Line 2

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