Usage note
门用于指建筑物或房间的入口。
mén yòng zú wěi zhǐ jiào zù shì huǒ chǎng de rù kǒu 。
门 is used to refer to the entrance of buildings or rooms.
Context note
门常见于房屋、学校和商店等场所。
mén jǐn jiàn yú fáng wū 、 xué xiào hé shāng diàn děng chǎng sè 。
门 is commonly found in houses, schools, and shops, etc.
5 examples
我家的门是红色的。
wǒ jiā de mén shì hóng sè de。
My house's door is red.
他从门进来。
tā cóng mén jìn lái。
He came in through the door.
请把门关上。
qǐng bǎ mén guān shàng。
Please close the door.
门后面是什么？
mén hòu miàn shì shén me？
What's behind the door?
这扇门坏了。
zhè shàn mén huài le。
This door is broken.
5 mini stories
小明每天早上从家里的大门进来。
xiǎo míng měi tiān zǎo shàng cóng jiā lǐ de dà mén jìn lái。
Every morning, Xiaoming comes into the house through the main gate.
妈妈把门锁上了，外面的人进不来。
mā ma bǎ mén suǒ shàng le， wài miàn de rén jìn bù lái。
Mom locked the door; people outside can't come in.
老师打开教室的门让同学们进来上课。
lǎo shī dǎ kāi jiào shì de mén ràng tóng xué men jìn lái shàng kè。
The teacher opened the classroom door to let the students come in for class.
商店的玻璃门很干净，可以清楚地看到里面的东西。
shāng diàn de bō lí mén hěn gān jìng， kě yǐ qīng chǔ dì kàn dào lǐ miàn de dōng xī。
The glass door of the store is very clean, and you can clearly see what's inside.
晚上睡觉时要关好门窗。
wǎn shàng shuì jiào shí yào guān hǎo mén chuāng。
Make sure to close all doors and windows when sleeping at night.
Mini dialogue
请开门
A
有人在吗？请开门。
Yǒu rén zài ma? Qǐng kāi mén.
Is anyone there? Please open the door.
B
来了，来了！
Lái le, lái le!
Coming, coming!
关门
A
外面有点冷，可以关门吗？
Wài miàn yǒu diǎn lěng, kě yǐ guān mén ma?
It's a bit cold outside, can we close the door?
B
好的，我来关门。
Hǎo de, wǒ lái guān mén.
Okay, I'll close the door.
Related words and contrasts
related
窗户
chuāng hu
window
Another part of a house, often learned together
related
开门
kāi mén
open the door
A common verb-object phrase using 门
related
关门
guān mén
close the door
The opposite action with 门