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mén
| English Definition | gate; door; gateway; doorway; opening; valve; switch; way to do something; knack; family; house; (religious) sect; school (of thought); class; category; phylum or division (taxonomy); measure word for large guns; measure word for lessons, subjects, branches of technology; (suffix) -gate (i.e. scandal; derived from Watergate); (Chinese surname) |
| Simplified Script | 门 |
| Traditional Script | 門 |
| Pinyin | mén |
| Effective Pinyin (After Tone Sandhi) | Same |
| Zhuyin (Bopomofo) | ㄇㄣˊ |
| Cantonese (Jyutping) | mun4 |
| Part of Speech | (名) noun, (量) measure word |
| Measure Words | 扇 |
| Topical Word Lists | Part of house/rooms |
| Proficiency Test Level | HSK.v3=1 TOCFL=2,5 |
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