大门
HSK 2 (2021)
大门 (dàmén) · main gate
大门 (dàmén) means “main gate; front door”. It is written with 2 characters: 大 (big) + 门 (door). It is an HSK 2 word in the 2021 standard.
How 大门 is built
The characters
大 dà · big
What 大 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: A man 人 with outstretched arms (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
门 mén · door
What 门 is made of
- 丶 — dot
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: An open doorway or gate (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
学校的大门在东边。Xuéxiào de dàmén zài dōngbian.The school's main gate is on the east side.
我们在大门口见，好吗？Wǒmen zài dàménkǒu jiàn, hǎo ma?Shall we meet at the main gate?
Questions about 大门
What does 大门 mean?
大门 (dàmén) means “main gate; front door”.
How do you pronounce 大门?
大门 is pronounced dàmén.
Which HSK level is 大门?
大门 is in HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 不大bùdànot very
- 大学dàxuéuniversity
- 大学生dàxuéshēnguniversity student
- 大部分dàbùfenmost
- 大大dàdàgreatly
- 大多数dàduōshùthe majority
- 大海dàhǎisea
- 大家dàjiāeveryone
- 大量dàliànga large amount
- 大人dàrenadult
Learn 大门 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 17: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.