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门铃
mén líng
Pinyin
Definition
门铃
-
mén líng
doorbell
Character Decomposition
门
门
铃
钅
人
丶
龴
Related Words
(20)
出门
chū mén
1
to go out
2
to leave home
3
to go on a journey
4
away from home
5
(of a woman) to get married
嗓门
sǎng mén
1
voice
2
windpipe
大门
Dà mén
1
the Doors, US rock band
家门
jiā mén
1
house door
2
family clan
专门
zhuān mén
1
specialist
2
specialized
3
customized
厦门
Xià mén
1
Xiamen or Amoy, subprovincial city in Fujian, abbr. 廈|厦[Xià]
敲门
qiāo mén
1
to knock on a door
澳门
Ào mén
1
Macao
2
Aomen
3
Macau
热门
rè mén
1
popular
2
hot
3
in vogue
临门
lín mén
1
to arrive home
2
facing one's home
3
home-coming
4
(soccer) facing the goalmouth
部门
bù mén
1
department
2
branch
3
section
4
division
5
CL:個|个[gè]
门
Mén
1
surname Men
门口
mén kǒu
1
doorway
2
gate
3
CL:個|个[gè]
开门
kāi mén
1
to open a door (lit. and fig.)
2
to open for business
开门红
kāi mén hóng
1
a good beginning
关门
guān mén
1
to close a door
2
to lock a door
3
(of a shop etc) to close (for the night, or permanently)
龙门
Lóng mén
1
Longmen county in Huizhou 惠州[Huì zhōu], Guangdong
2
mythical Dragon gate where a carp can transform into a dragon
上门
shàng mén
1
to drop in
2
to visit
3
to lock a door
4
(of a shop) to close
5
to go and live with one's wife's family, in effect becoming a member of her family
串门
chuàn mén
1
to call on sb
2
to drop in
3
to visit sb's home
也门
Yě mén
1
Yemen
Idioms
(20)
一门心思
yī mén xīn si
1
to set one's heart on sth (idiom)
上天无路,入地无门
shàng tiān wú lù , rù dì wú mén
1
lit. there is no road to the sky, nor door into the earth (idiom)
2
fig. to be at the end of one's rope
3
to be trapped in a hopeless situation
不是一家人不进一家门
bù shì yī jiā rén bù jìn yī jiā mén
1
people who don't belong together, don't get to live together (idiom)
2
marriages are predestined
3
people marry because they share common traits
侯门似海
hóu mén sì hǎi
1
lit. the gate of a noble house is like the sea
2
there is a wide gap between the nobility and the common people (idiom)
光耀门楣
guāng yào mén méi
1
splendor shines on the family's door (idiom)
2
fig. to bring honor to one's family
前门打虎,后门打狼
qián mén dǎ hǔ , hòu mén dǎ láng
1
to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig. facing one problem after another
前门拒虎,后门进狼
qián mén jù hǔ , hòu mén jìn láng
1
to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig. facing one problem after another
吃闭门羹
chī bì mén gēng
1
to be refused entrance (idiom)
2
to find the door closed
各人自扫门前雪,莫管他家瓦上霜
gè rén zì sǎo mén qián xuě , mò guǎn tā jiā wǎ shàng shuāng
1
sweep the snow from your own door step, don't worry about the frost on your neighbor's roof (idiom)
名门望族
míng mén wàng zú
1
offspring a famous family (idiom); good breeding
2
blue blood
在家千日好,出门一时难
zài jiā qiān rì hǎo , chū mén yī shí nán
1
lit. at home, one can spend a thousand days in comfort, but spending a day away from home can be challenging (idiom)
2
fig. there's no place like home
在家靠父母,出门靠朋友
zài jiā kào fù mǔ , chū mén kào péng you
1
one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom)
城门失火,殃及池鱼
chéng mén shī huǒ , yāng jí chí yú
1
a fire in the city gates is also a calamity for the fish in the moat (idiom); the bystander will also suffer
2
fig. you can't escape responsibility for your actions
3
ask not for whom the bell tolls - it tolls for thee
夺门而出
duó mén ér chū
1
to rush out through a door (idiom)
好事不出门,恶事传千里
hǎo shì bù chū mén , è shì chuán qiān lǐ
1
lit. good deeds do not go beyond the door, evil deeds spread a thousand miles
2
a good deed goes unnoticed, but scandal spreads fast (idiom)
引鬼上门
yǐn guǐ shàng mén
1
to invite the devil to one's house (idiom)
2
to introduce a potential source of trouble
托足无门
tuō zú wú mén
1
to be unable to find a place to stay (idiom)
掩耳盗铃
yǎn ěr dào líng
1
lit. to cover one's ears whilst stealing a bell
2
to deceive oneself
3
to bury one's head in the sand (idiom)
敲门砖
qiāo mén zhuān
1
lit. a brick as a door knocker (idiom); fig. a temporary expedient
2
to use sb as a stepping stone to fortune
旁门左道
páng mén zuǒ dào
1
dissenting religious sect (idiom); heretical school of opinion
2
dissident group
Sample Sentences
门铃声)
ménlíng shēng )
(The doorbell rings)
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Upper Intermediate
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没有。哦,那个是不是门铃?
méiyǒu 。ò ,nàge shì bu shì ménlíng ?
No. Oh, is that the doorbell?
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Elementary
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