Definition
开门 is a verb-object compound (离合词) that literally means 'to open a door' and also means 'to open for business' (for a store). As a separable verb, you can insert time, frequency, or objects between 开 and 门: e.g., 开了门 (opened the door), 开了一次门 (opened the door once). Figuratively, it appears in expressions like 开门红 (a good start), extending the sense of beginning or initiating something.
v.o.
to open a door (literal and figurative)to open for business (of a store)
Examples
- 开门。Qǐng bāng wǒ kāi mén yíxià.Please help me open the door.
- 开门。Tāmen měitiān jiǔ diǎn kāi mén.They open for business at nine every day.
- 。Wǒmen shāngdiàn jīntiān kāi le sān gè xiǎoshí de mén.Our store opened its doors for three hours today.
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