开
门

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The word "开门" is formed by combining the character "开", meaning "to open", with the character "门", meaning "door", creating a verb-object compound where the action of opening directly acts upon the object, a door, to convey the literal meaning "open the door".

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请帮我开门。

Qǐng bāng wǒ kāimén.

Please help me open the door.

每天早上八点，超市准时开门。

Měitiān zǎoshang bā diǎn, chāoshì zhǔnshí kāimén.

Every morning at eight o'clock, the supermarket opens on time.

有人按门铃，你快去开门看看。

Yǒurén àn ménlíng, nǐ kuài qù kāimén kànkan.

Someone is ringing the doorbell, go quickly and open the door to see.

听到敲门声，他立刻放下书去开门。

Tīng dào qiāomén shēng, tā lìkè fàng xià shū qù kāimén.

Hearing the knocking sound, he immediately put down his book and went to open the door.

这家餐厅开门营业不到三个月，生意就非常火爆。

Zhè jiā cāntīng kāimén yíngyè bù dào sān gè yuè, shēngyì jiù fēicháng huǒbào.

This restaurant has been open for business for less than three months, yet it's already extremely popular.

Word Definition - 开门

kāi mén (lit. and fig.) to open a door; to open for business

Individual Character Details

开 kāi
门 mén, mén