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[敲門磚] qiāoménzhuān lit. a brick as a door knocker (idiom); fig. a temporary expedient
to use sb as a stepping stone to fortune

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        qiāo, to hit/to strike/to tap/to rap/to knock/to rip sb off/to overcharge
        qiāomén, [敲門], to knock on a door
        qiāozhà, [敲詐], to rip off/to extort (money)/extortion/blackmail
        qiāodǎ, to beat sb/to beat (a drum)
        qiāoxiǎng, [敲響], to sound a bell/to raise the alarm
        
        qiāojī, [敲擊], to pound/to rap
        
        qiāozhàlèsuǒ, [敲詐勒索], extortion and blackmail (idiom)
        qiāodìng, to come to a decision/to fix on (a date etc)/to determine/to finalize/to nail do...
        tuīqiāo, to think over
        qiāoménzhuān, [敲門磚], lit. a brick as a door knocker (idiom); fig. a temporary expedient/to use sb as ...
        
        qiāozhúgàng, [敲竹槓], extortion by taking advantage of sb's weakness
        qiāobiāngǔ, [敲邊鼓], to back sb up/to support sb in an argument/(lit. to beat nearby drum)
        língqiāosuìdǎ, to do things in bits and pieces (idiom); piecemeal work

        Mén/mén, [門], surname Men, gate/door/CL:扇[shàn]/gateway/doorway/CL:個|个[gè]/opening/valve/switc...
        bùmén, [部門], department/branch/section/division/CL:個|个[gè]
        kāimén, [開門], to open a door (lit. and fig.)/to open for business
        guānmén, [關門], to close a door/to lock a door/(of a shop etc) to close (for the night, or perma...
        ménkǒu, [門口], doorway/gate/CL:個|个[gè]
        zhuānmén, [專門], specialist/specialized/customized
        chūmén, [出門], to go out/to leave home/to go on a journey/away from home/(of a woman) to get ma...
        āmén, [阿門], amen (loanword)
        Dàmén/dàmén, [大門], the Doors, US rock band, entrance/door/gate/large and influential family
        
        hòumén, [後門], the back door/fig. under the counter (indirect way for influence or pressure)/an...
        qiāomén, [敲門], to knock on a door
        shàngmén, [上門], to drop in/to visit/to lock a door/(of a shop) to close/to go and live with one'...
        Qiánmén/qiánmén, [前門], Qianmen subway station on Beijing Subway Line 2, front door/main entrance/honest...
        ménpiào, [門票], ticket (for theater, cinema etc)
        ménwài, [門外], outside the door
        ménsuǒ, [門鎖], door lock
        jiāmén, [家門], house door/family clan
        
        rèmén, [熱門], popular/hot/in vogue
        chēmén, [車門], car door/door of bus, railway carriage etc
        ménqián, [門前], in front of the door
        ménlíng, [門鈴], doorbell
        suǒmén, [鎖門], to lock the door
        shèmén, [射門], (soccer, handball etc) to kick or shoot the ball towards the goal
        
        bǎmén, [把門], to stand as a goalkeeper/to keep guard on a gate
        méntú, [門徒], disciple
        Kǎmén, [卡門], Carmen (name)/Carmen, 1875 opera by Georges Bizet 比才 based on novel by Prosper M...
        yóumén, [油門], accelerator (pedal)/gas pedal/throttle
        ménwèi, [門衛], guard at gate/sentry
        
        pòménérrù, [破門而入], to break the door down and enter (idiom)
        zhǎoshàngmén, [找上門], to come to sb's door/to call on sb
        fángmén, [房門], door of a room
        Jīnmén, [金門], Kinmen or Quemoy islands off the Fujian coast, administered by Taiwan/Jinmen cou...
        ménláng, [門廊], stoop/parvis/portico/patio/veranda
        ménzhěn, [門診], outpatient service
        gāngmén, [肛門], anus
        Ménluó, [門羅], Monroe
        kāiménjiànshān, [開門見山], lit. to open the door and see the mountain; fig. to get right to the point (idio...
        nǎménzi, [哪門子], (coll.) (emphasizing a rhetorical question) what/what kind/why on earth
        Suǒluómén, [所羅門], Solomon (name)
        qiàomén, [竅門], a trick/an ingenious method/know-how/the knack (of doing sth)
西         Xīmén, [西門], surname Ximen
        qiúmén, [球門], goalmouth (in soccer)
        zhèngmén, [正門], main entrance/main gate/portal
        
        nǎomén, [腦門], forehead
        
        fámén, [閥門], valve (mechanical)
        jùzhīménwài, [拒之門外], to lock one's door and refuse to see sb
        
        ménhù, [門戶], door/strategic gateway/portal/faction/sect/family status/family/web portal/(old)...
        ménlù, [門路], way of doing sth/the right social connection
        shǒuményuán, [守門員], goalkeeper
        pòmén, [破門], to burst or force open a door/to excommunicate sb (from the Roman Catholic Churc...
        Àomén, [澳門], Macao/Aomen/Macau
        ménkǎn, [門檻], doorstep/sill/threshold/fig. knack or trick (esp. scheme to get sth cheaper)
        rùmén, [入門], entrance door/to enter a door/introduction (to a subject)
        zhámén, [閘門], sluice gate
        sǎngmén, [嗓門], voice/windpipe
        méntīng, [門廳], entrance hall/vestibule
        cèmén, [側門], side door
        yuǎnmén, [遠門], (to go to) distant parts/faraway/a distant relative
        ményá, [門牙], incisor
        chéngmén, [城門], city gate
        
        
        guānméndàjí, [關門大吉], to close down a business for good and put the best face on it (idiom)
        guǐménguān, [鬼門關], the gates of hell
        
        
        ménfáng, [門房], gatehouse/lodge/gatekeeper/porter
        shǒumén, [守門], to keep goal/on duty as gatekeeper
        gǒngmén, [拱門], arched door
        guòmén, [過門], to pass through a doorway/(of a woman) to marry/orchestral music interlude in an...
        dēngmén, [登門], to visit sb at home
        Yěmén, [也門], Yemen
        zǒuhòumén, [走後門], lit. to enter by the back door/fig. to gain influence by pull or unofficial chan...
        kuàimén, [快門], shutter
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        ménmian, [門面], shop front/facade/CL:間|间[jiān]/prestige
        
        míngmén, [名門], famous family/prestigious house
        huómén, [活門], valve
        ménshuān, [門閂], horizontal bar to hold a door closed (made of wood or metal)/door bolt
        háomén, [豪門], rich and powerful (families)/aristocratic/big shots
        lěngmén, [冷門], a neglected branch (of arts, science, sports etc)/fig. a complete unknown who wi...
        chuànmén, [串門], to call on sb/to drop in/to visit sb's home
        
        
        ménpái, [門牌], door plate/house number
        shāmén, [沙門], monk (Sanskrit: Sramana, originally refers to north India)/Buddhist monk
        ménzhù, [門柱], doorpost
        yīménxīnsi, [一門心思], to set one's heart on sth (idiom)
        
        
        ménwàihàn, [門外漢], layman
        
        
        yámen, [衙門], government office in feudal China/yamen
        Mómén, [摩門], Mormon (religion)
        Sàkèlāméntuō, [薩克拉門托], Sacramento
        
        ménkuàng, [門框], door frame
        
        
        xíngzhèngbùmén, [行政部門], administrative department/administration/executive (government branch)
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        kāihòumén, [開後門], to open the back door/fig. under the counter/to do a secret or dishonest deal/to...
        biānmén, [邊門], side door/wicket door
        
        shāménshìjūn, [沙門氏菌], Salmonella
        
        
        ménshén, [門神], door god
        
        
        méndào/méndao, [門道], doorway/gateway, the way to do sth/knack
        zhuànmén, [轉門], revolving door/turnstile
        wǔhuābāmén, [五花八門], myriad/all kinds of/all sorts of
        
        fǎmén, [法門], gate to enlightment (Buddhism)/Buddhism/way/method/(old) south gate of a palace
        qiāoménzhuān, [敲門磚], lit. a brick as a door knocker (idiom); fig. a temporary expedient/to use sb as ...
        kāiménhóng, [開門紅], a good beginning
        
        bìméngēng, [閉門羹], see 吃閉門羹|吃闭门羹[chī bì mén gēng]
        
        
        
        
        ménjiàng, [門將], official gatekeeper/goalkeeper (soccer, hockey etc)
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        ménhuán, [門環], door knocker (in the shape of a ring)
        ménjìng, [門徑], access
        ménzi, [門子], door/doorman (old)/hanger-on of an aristocrat/social influence/pull/classifier f...
        fángdàomén, [防盜門], security door
        Tútǎnkǎmén, [圖坦卡門], Tutankhamen, king of ancient Egypt 1333-1323 BC
        
        
        fēnménbiélèi, [分門別類], to organize by categories/to classify
        qìmén, [氣門], valve (esp. tire valve)/accelerator (obsolete term for 油門|油门)/stigma (zool.)/spi...
        ménshēng, [門生], disciple/student (of a famous master)
        
        méndānghùduì, [門當戶對], the families are well-matched in terms of social status (idiom)/(of a prospectiv...
        
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西         Xīménzǐ, [西門子], Siemens (company name)
        
        
        méndiàn, [門店], (retail) store
        ménméi, [門楣], lintel (of a door)/fig. family's social status
        
        línmén, [臨門], to arrive home/facing one's home/home-coming/(soccer) facing the goalmouth
        
        
        
        
        duìmén, [對門], the building or room opposite
        
        
        
        rénshìbùmén, [人事部門], personnel office
        
        yōumén, [幽門], pylorus (anatomy)
        
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        Bānménnòngfǔ, [班門弄斧], to display one's slight skill before an expert (idiom)
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        déyìménshēng, [得意門生], favorite pupil
        
        Tiānānmén, [天安門], Tiananmen Gate, entrance of the Imperial City in Beijing
        
        Xiàmén, [廈門], Xiamen or Amoy, subprovincial city in Fujian, abbr. 廈|厦[Xià]
        
        kǎixuánmén, [凱旋門], triumphal arch
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        diànmén, [電門], electric switch
        
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        chēngménmiàn, [撐門面], to keep up appearances/to put up a front
        méndòng, [門洞], passageway/archway
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        shuāngxǐlínmén, [雙喜臨門], two simultaneous happy events in the family
        
        
        
        ménkěluóquè, [門可羅雀], you can net sparrows at the door (idiom); completely deserted
        
        
        zhuāngménmiàn, [裝門面], see 裝點門面|装点门面[zhuāng diǎn mén miàn]
        wāiménxiédào, [歪門邪道], dishonest practices
        
        
        
        
        
        
        Fómén, [佛門], Buddhism
        
        ménduì, [門對], couplet (hung on each side of the door frame)
        
齿         ménchǐ, [門齒], incisor
        
鸿         HóngménYàn, [鴻門宴], Feast at Hongmen/(fig.) banquet set up with the aim of murdering a guest/refers ...
        pángmén, [旁門], side door
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        tánhuángmén, [彈簧門], swing door
        
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        tiānméndōng, [天門冬], asparagus
        Lóngmén, [龍門], Longmen county in Huizhou 惠州[Huì zhōu], Guangdong/mythical Dragon gate where a c...
        pángménzuǒdào, [旁門左道], dissenting religious sect (idiom); heretical school of opinion/dissident group
        ménlèi, [門類], category/kind/class
        Ménjiélièfū, [門捷列夫], Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev (1834-1907), Russian chemist who introduced the perio...
        
        bēnmén, [賁門], cardia (anatomy)
        chībìméngēng, [吃閉門羹], to be refused entrance (idiom)/to find the door closed
        
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        nǎoménzi, [腦門子], forehead (dialect)
        ménshìbù, [門市部], retail department/section of a retail store
        
        
        
        ménliǎn, [門臉], shop front/facade
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        kòumén, [叩門], to knock on a door
        
        
        
        
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        Ménsà, [門薩], Mensa (loanword)
        hóumén, [侯門], noble house
        
        ménshǒu, [門首], doorway/gate/entrance
        
        
        SuǒluóménQúndǎo, [所羅門群島], Solomon Islands in southwest Pacific
        
        
        
        kōuménr, [摳門兒], (dialect) stingy
        
        
        
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        āiménāihù, [挨門挨戶], see 挨家挨戶|挨家挨户[āi jiā āi hù]
        
        
        
        ménhùzhījiàn, [門戶之見], sectarian bias/parochialism
        
        
        bàolěngmén, [爆冷門], an upset (esp. in sports)/unexpected turn of events/to pull off a coup/a breakth...
        
        Suǒluómén, [索羅門], Solomon (name)/Solomon (Islands)
        
        
        
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        Ményuán, [門源], Menyuan Hui autonomous county in Haibei Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海北藏族自治州[Hǎ...
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        méntóng, [門童], doorman/bell boy
        
        
        
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        Yèmén, [葉門], Yemen (Tw)
        bìménsīguò, [閉門思過], shut oneself up and ponder over one's mistakes
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        diàomén/tiáomén, [調門], melody/pitch or key (music)/tone/style/point of view, valve
        
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        xìnmén, [囟門], fontanel (gap between the bones of an infant's skull)
        
        
        
        Nántiānmén, [南天門], The Southern Heavenly Gates/a name for a mountain pass gate in several places
        
        
        
        
        Shímén, [石門], Shimen or Shihmen township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xīn běi shì], Taiwan
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        mǎnmén, [滿門], the whole family
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        tàipíngmén, [太平門], emergency exit
        
        
        
        
        méntíngruòshì, [門庭若市], front yard as busy as a marketplace (idiom)/a place with many visitors

        zhuān, [塼]/[甎]/[磚], variant of 甎|砖[zhuān], variant of 磚|砖[zhuān], brick/CL:塊|块[kuài]
        cízhuān, [瓷磚], ceramic tile
        zhuāntou, [磚頭], brick
        zhuānkuài, [磚塊], brick
        
        dìzhuān, [地磚], floor tile
        qiāoménzhuān, [敲門磚], lit. a brick as a door knocker (idiom); fig. a temporary expedient/to use sb as ...
        
        
        pāozhuānyǐnyù, [拋磚引玉], lit. throw out a brick and get jade thrown back (idiom)/fig. to attract others' ...
        bīngzhuān, [冰磚], ice-cream brick
        
        
        zhuānwǎ, [磚瓦], tiles and bricks
        
        qìzhuān, [砌磚], to lay bricks/bricklaying
        

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