Chinese word

热门

Pronunciation

Pinyinrè mén

Meaning

  • adjectivepopular

Example

这家餐厅很热门，周末总是满座。zhè jiā cān tīng hěn rè mén zhōu mò zǒng shì mǎn zuò

This restaurant is very popular, and it is always full on weekends.

Illustration for 热门 (popular)

More examples

这本书成了热门话题，大家都在讨论。zhè běn shū chéng le rè mén huà tí dà jiā dōu zài tǎo lùn

This book became a popular topic, and everyone is discussing it.

Core concept

A shared surge of attention makes a subject, place, or product stand out as a current public favorite.

Common phrases

  • 热门话题rè mén huà tí

    popular topic

  • 热门景点rè mén jíng diǎn

    popular tourist attraction

  • 热门专业rè mén zhuān yè

    popular major

Similar words

受欢迎shòu huān yíng: Widely liked by many people and receiving their positive support.
流行liú xíng: Widely adopted and common at a particular time, especially as a style or trend.

Definition in Chinese

因被大众关注或争相选择而成为大家关注焦点，常用于描述话题、景点或商品等人气高的情形。yīn bèi dà zhòng guān zhù huò zhēng xiāng xuǎn zé ér chéng wéi dà jiā guān zhù jiāo diǎn cháng yòng yú miáo shù huà tí jíng diǎn huò shāng pǐn děng rén qì gāo de qíng xíng

Word origin

热 (rè, "hot") extends from physical temperature to excitement and intense interest, while 门 (mén, "gate") can mark an area or field, creating the sense of a field that is currently hot.

Usage tips

  • The word describes attention or demand rather than quality, so a restaurant can have this status even when the sentence makes no claim about its food.

Other meanings

  • trendyadjective

Opposites

Related words

  • 热门化rè mén huàbecome popularverb
  • 热门度rè mén dùpopularitynoun

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