Chinese word

房门

Pronunciation

Pinyinfáng mén

Meaning

  • noundoor

Example

请把房门关上。qǐng bǎ fáng mén guān shàng

Please close the door.

Illustration for 房门 (door)

More examples

他把房门反锁了，我们进不去。tā bǎ fáng mén fán suǒ le wǒ men jìn bú qù

He locked the door from the inside, and we couldn't get in.

Core concept

The movable barrier at a room or home's entrance, separating its inside from the space beyond.

Common phrases

  • 打开房门dǎ kāi fáng mén

    open the door

  • 把房门锁上bǎ fáng mén suǒ shàng

    lock the door

  • 反锁房门fán suǒ fáng mén

    lock the door from the inside

Similar words

门mén: A general door or gate used to enter or leave a building or room.
门口mén kǒu: The place or nearby space where people enter or leave.
大门dà mén: A large, main gate or door at the front of a building or other site.

Definition in Chinese

指房间或住宅中用于进出、开关的门。zhǐ fáng jiān huò zhù zhái zhōng yòng yú jìn chū kāi guān de mén

Word origin

房 (fáng, "room or house") narrows 门 (mén, "door or entrance") to a door belonging to a particular room or residence.

Usage tips

  • English often leaves a door's location to context, while Chinese uses 房门 (fángmén, "room door") when the particular room or home entrance matters.

Related words

  • 房门把手fáng mén bà shǒudoorknobnoun
  • 房门锁fáng mén suǒdoor locknoun

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