大
门

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The word 大门 is formed by directly combining two independent characters: 大 (dà), meaning "big" or "large", and 门 (mén), meaning "door" or "gate". It is a descriptive compound where the first character modifies the second, creating the combined meaning of a "large door" or, more functionally, a "main gate" or "main entrance".

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我家的大门很大。

wǒ jiā de dà mén hěn dà.

The main gate of my house is very big.

他正在打开大门。

tā zhèngzài dǎkāi dà mén.

He is opening the main gate.

学校的大门颜色是红色的。

xuéxiào de dà mén yánsè shì hóngsè de.

The color of the school's main gate is red.

每天早晨，我们都从大门进入工厂。

měi tiān zǎochén, wǒmen dōu cóng dà mén jìnrù gōngchǎng.

Every morning, we all enter the factory from the main gate.

为了保护古迹，博物馆的大门经常关闭。

wèile bǎohù gǔjì, bówùguǎn de dà mén jīngcháng guānbì.

In order to protect the historical site, the museum's main gate is often closed.

Word Definition - 大门

dà mén the Doors, US rock band; entrance; door; gate; large and influential family

Individual Character Details

大 dà, dài
门 mén, mén