开门

kāimén

Traditional: 开门

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Translation

to open the door, to open for business

Word origin

A verb-object compound of 开 (kāi, to open) and 门 (mén, door), literally to open the door, extended to a shop opening for business.

Origin
compound
Root
开 (kāi, to open) + 门 (mén, door)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 开

Stroke order for 门

Examples

Please open the door for me.

What time does the shop open?

qiāo

Someone is knocking, go and open the door.

jiǔ

The bank opens at nine.

He would not open the door for me.

开门 (kāi mén) means to open the door, to open for business. It is a verb-object phrase used literally and for shops opening.

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This word is part of lesson 21.