Chinese word

开门

Pronunciation

Pinyinkāi mén

Meaning

  • verbopen the door

Example

你能开门吗？nǐ néng kāi mén ma

Can you open the door?

Illustration for 开门 (open the door)

More examples

节假日这家店照常开门。jié jià rì zhè jiā diàn zhào cháng kāi mén

This store opens as usual even on holidays.

Core concept

Makes an entrance available, either by moving its physical door or by putting the place behind it into service.

Common phrases

  • 开门营业kāi mén yíng yè

    open for business

  • 开门时间kāi mén shí jiān

    opening hours

  • 什么时候开门shén me shí hòu kāi mén

    when to open

Similar words

打开dǎ kāi: Opening a door or other closed object so people can enter or see inside.
推开tuī kāi: Pushing a door or other object open to make a passage.
拉开lā kāi: Pulling a door or other object open to make a passage.
开锁kāi suǒ: Using a key to unlock a door so it can be opened.

Definition in Chinese

用手或其他方法使关闭的门处于打开状态，以便进出。yòng shǒu huò qí tā fāng fǎ shǐ guān bì de mén chǔ yú dǎ kāi zhuàng tài yǐ biàn jìn chū

Word origin

开门 (kāimén, "open the door") combines 开 (kāi, "open") with 门 (mén, "door"), so the physical action naturally extends to a place becoming accessible.

Usage tips

  • In a short request, the object is often understood from the setting, so the verb can stand alone when everyone knows which entrance is meant.

Other meanings

  • openverb
  • open for businessverb

Opposites

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