Definition & Meaning

1.cross the threshold; learn the rudiments of a subject

2.(often used as part of a book title) primer; elementary course

Word usage

rù mén

入 门

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NHSK 5 SW HSK 4 NPCR6

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1
v.metacross the threshold; learn the rudiments of a subject
- xué yīng yǔ rù mén bìng bù nán xué hǎo kě bù róng yì
  学英语入门并不难，学好可不容易。
  Rudimentary English is easy to acquire, but mastery of the language is quite difficult.
- tā men de xué xí cái gāng gāng rù mén
  他们的学习才刚刚入门。
  Their studies are just off to a start.
- jì suàn jī wǒ hái méi rù mén ne
  计算机我还没入门呢。
  I don't even know the rudiments of the computer.
2
n.(often used as part of a book title) primer; elementary course
- zhè shì duì yī mén jí wéi fù zá de xué kē de yǒu yì rù mén jiào chéng
  这是对一门极为复杂的学科的有益入门教程。
  It's a useful introduction to an extremely complex subject.
synonym
chū xué初学

Word usage

Separable word
"入" and "门" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 入了门以后，就可以自学了。
  After crossing the threshold, you can learn it by yourself.
- 下棋太难了，我始终入不了门。
  It's so hard to play chess that I haven’t known the rudiments of it all along.

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