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门méndoor

HSK 2word

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门 (mén) means "door" and "classifier for courses." As door, it appears in 请开门 (Please open the door). As classifier for courses, it appears in 我今天有两门课 (I have two classes today). A speaker also says 有人在门口 (Someone is at the door), and the other asks 是谁？ (Who is it?).

What does 门 mean?

  1. 1.

    doornoun

  2. 2.

    classifier for coursesclassifier

What does the character 门 mean?

  • 门door

How do you use 门?

See it in 请开门 and 我今天有两门课.

What are some examples of 门 in a sentence?

  1. HSK 1

    请开门。

    Qǐng kāi mén.

    Please open the door.

  2. HSK 1

    我今天有两门课。

    Wǒ jīntiān yǒu liǎng mén kè.

    I have two classes today.

How is 门 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    有人在门口。

    Yǒu rén zài ménkǒu.

    Someone is at the door.

  2. Speaker B:

    是谁？

    Shì shéi?

    Who is it?

  3. Speaker A:

    是你的朋友。

    Shì nǐ de péngyou.

    It's your friend.

  4. Speaker B:

    请他进来。

    Qǐng tā jìnlai.

    Please ask him to come in.

Can you use 门 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: 请开___。 (Please open the door.)
  2. 2.What does 我今天有两门课。 mean?
  3. 3.Fill in the blank: 我今天有两___课。 (I have two classes today.)

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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.