Definition & Meaning

1.open the door

2.do something in an open-door way; do publicly

3.(of a bank, store, etc.) begin a day's business

Word usage

kāi mén

开 门

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1
v.open the door
- mén líng xiǎng le bǎo mǔ yìng shēng kāi mén
  门铃响了，保姆应声开门。
  The maid answered the door when the doorbell rang.
- bù gěi mò shēng rén kāi mén
  不给陌生人开门。
  Don't open the door to strangers.
- bié wèi rèn hé sòng qì de rén kāi mén
  别为任何送气的人开门。
  Don't open the door for any gas men.
antonym
guān mén关门 bì mén闭门
2
v.metado something in an open-door way; do publicly
- kāi mén bàn xué
  开门办学
  run a school in an open-door way
- kāi mén bàn guǎn
  开门办馆
  run an open-door library
- kāi mén sù fēng
  开门肃风
  rectify in public
3
v.(of a bank, store, etc.) begin a day's business
- tú shū guǎn zhōu mò shàng wǔ diǎn kāi mén
  图书馆周末上午10点开门。
  Library opens at 10 a.m. on the weekend.
- yín háng jiǔ diǎn kāi mén
  银行九点开门。
  Bank opens at nine.
- tú shū guǎn jǐ diǎn kāi mén
  图书馆几点开门？
  Which clock does the library open?
antonym
guān mén关门

Word usage

Separable word
"开" and "门" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 这家商店上个月一直没开过门。
  The shop didn’t open its door last month.
- 这个店铺早上6点就开了门。
  The shop opened at 6 a.m..
- 那家饭店是什么时候开的门?
  When was the hotel opened?

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