( 到家里 ) call on ⇒ 他亲自上门向他们道谢。 Tā qīnzì shàngmén xiàng tāmen dàoxiè. → He called on them in person to offer his thanks. ⇒ 送货上门 sònghuò shàngmén → delivery service

specialized

cross the threshold

( 指专业 ) unpopular speciality ( 英 ) 或 specialty ( 美 ) ⇒ 我弟弟选了个冷门专业。 Wǒ dìdi xuǎnle gè lěngmén zhuānyè. → My brother has chosen an unusual speciality.

back door

voice ⇒ 他嗓门大。 Tā sǎngmén dà. → He's got a loud voice.

border

shoot ( pt , pp shot )

Buddhism

Macao

popularity ⇒ 这些都属于热门专业。 Zhèxiē dōu shǔyú rèmén zhuānyè. → These are all very popular majors.

call by ⇒ 明天我登门拜访你。 Míngtiān wǒ dēngmén bàifǎng nǐ. → I'll call by to see you tomorrow.

knack

gap

dynasty

get married

department ⇒ 政府部门 zhèngfǔ bùmén → government department ⇒ 邮政部门 yóuzhèng bùmén → government department in charge of the postal system ⇒ 农业部门 nóngyè bùmén → department of agriculture

guard

disciple

( 门 ) door

family status

category

outpatient department

( 窍门 ) knack ⇒ 多动脑筋,就能找出门路来。 Duō dòng nǎojīn, jiù néng zhǎochū ménlu lái. → If you put your mind to it you'll get the knack of it.

know-how ⇒ 他做生意很有门道。 Tā zuò shēngyi hěn yǒu méndao. → He has excellent business know-how.

( 门脸儿 ) shop front ( 英 ) storefront ( 美 )

sluice

valve

live off one's wife's family

stingy

( 口 ) be hopeful ⇒ 我看李杨找工作的事有门儿。 Wǒ kàn Lǐ Yáng zhǎo gōngzuò de shì yǒuménr. → I reckon that Li Yang's search for a job is looking pretty hopeful.

( 没门路 ) not have the right connections

keep up appearances ( pt , pp kept )

( 声音 ) pitch ⇒ 调门儿别太高了,我唱不上去。 Diàoménr bié tài gāo le, wǒ chàng bù shàngqù. → Don't pitch it too high. I won't be able to sing it. ⇒ 她说话调门儿真高。 Tā shuōhuà diàoménr zhēn gāo. → She has a very high-pitched voice.

use one's connections

( 方 ) abnormal

layman ( pl laymen )

⇒ 吃闭门羹 chī bìméngēng → be left out in the cold

scholarly family

wide variety ⇒ 五花八门的电视节目让我无从选择。 Wǔ huā bā mén de diànshì jiémù ràng wǒ wú cóng xuǎnzé. → I find it hard to select from such a wide variety of television programmes ( 英 ) 或 programs ( 美 ) .

categorize

get straight to the point ⇒ 我写文章喜欢开门见山。 Wǒ xiě wénzhāng xǐhuān kāi mén jiàn shān. → When I write essays I like to get straight to the point.

be cast out into the world with nothing to one's name ⇒ 父母死后,她被扫地出门。 Fùmǔ sǐ hòu, tā bèi sǎo dì chū mén. → After her parents died, she was cast out into the world with nothing to her name.

house-to-house ⇒ 你对挨门挨户推销的做法有什么看法？ Nǐ duì āimén-āihù tuīxiāo de zuòfǎ yǒu shénme kànfǎ? → What do you think of the door-to-door sales method?

dishonest means

be on one's home ground ⇒ 他对这儿熟门熟路。 Tā duì zhèr shú mén shú lù. → He's on his home ground here.

show oneself up in front of an expert

devious means pl

families of equal rank ⇒ 门当户对的婚姻未必幸福。 Mén dāng hù duì de hūnyīn wèibì xìngfú. → Marrying within your own class will not necessarily make you happy.

divorce oneself from reality