(kāi mén) - to open the door, to open for business in Mandarin
kāiménTraditional: 開門
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
开
门
Examples
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Please open the door for me.
？
What time does the shop open?
敲，。
Someone is knocking, go and open the door.
九。
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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