门 mén
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 门 — gate, door, entrance, opening
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
门槛
ménkǎn
threshold; entry barrier
Characters in this word
槛 kǎn
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 木 — tree
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 该行业的技术门槛很高，新公司短期内很难形成竞争力。 Gāi hángyè de jìshù ménkǎn hěn gāo, xīn gōngsī duǎnqī nèi hěn nán xíngchéng jìngzhēnglì. The technical threshold in this industry is very high, so new companies find it difficult to become competitive in the short term.
- 老房子的门槛很高，小孩子得抬高腿才能迈过去。 Lǎo fángzi de ménkǎn hěn gāo, xiǎo háizi děi tái gāo tuǐ cái néng màiguòqù. The old house has a high threshold; small children have to lift their legs high to step over it.
- 现在开网店的门槛很低，几乎人人都能试一试。 Xiànzài kāi wǎngdiàn de ménkǎn hěn dī, jīhū rénrén dōu néng shì yi shì. The barrier to opening an online shop is very low now; almost anyone can give it a try.
Related words
- 门 mén door, gate
- 门口 ménkǒu doorway, entrance
- 门票 ménpiào admission ticket
- 出门 chūmén to go out
- 大门 dàmén main entrance; gate
- 部门 bùmén department
- 专门 zhuānmén specially
- 上门 shàngmén to visit someone at home
- 门诊 ménzhěn outpatient clinic
- 敲门 qiāomén to knock on a door
- 热门 rèmén popular
- 入门 rùmén beginner level; introduction