临门 (lín mén) — (sports) facing the goal, at the goal (in soccer); (literal) arriving at the door

Definition

临门 is a set phrase almost always paired with 射门 ('shot on goal') in soccer reporting — it stresses the action happening right at the goal mouth, not just a general shot.

verb
(sports) facing the goalat the goal (in soccer)(literal) arriving at the door

Examples

  • 临门，！
    Tā lín mén yì jiǎo, qiú jìn le!
    He took a shot at the goal, and the ball went in!
  • 临门，。
    Kè rén yǐ jīng lín mén le, kuài qù kāi mén.
    The guest has already arrived at the door, go open the door quickly.
  • 临门。
    Zhè cì lín mén shè mén fēi cháng piào liang.
    This shot at the goal was very beautiful.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

临línarrive at
门méndoor

临 “arrive at” + 门 “door” gives coming to the door or goal mouth.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 臨; 临 is its simplified writing.

For the traditional form 臨, 人 is a person, 臣 is an eye, and 品 is objects, showing a person looking down at objects.

Open 临 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 門; 门 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 門 pictures a gate as two door shapes side by side; the simplified 门 is a later shorthand.

Open 门 →

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