mén kǎn

Traditional: 門檻

HSK 7–9

门槛 (mén kǎn) is a Chinese word meaning “doorstep; sill; threshold”.

Meanings

  1. 1doorstep
  2. 2sill
  3. 3threshold
  4. 4fig. knack or trick (esp. scheme to get sth cheaper)
Part of speech
noun

Characters in 门槛

门mén · gate; door; doorway; gateway; opening (CL:扇[shan4])槛jiàn · banister

Related words

门gate; door; doorway; gateway; opening (CL:扇[shan4])门surname Men部门department开门(lit. and fig.) to open a door关门to close a door门口doorway专门specialized; dedicated (to a particular field or purpose)出门to go out阿门(loanword) amen大门entrance大门the Doors, US rock band后门back door; back gate

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