家门 (jiā mén) — the door of one's house; family background, social standing, or reputation of a family; (formal) a member of one's own clan or family
Definition
家门 has two main senses: literally 'the door of one's house' (家门前 = in front of the house), and figuratively 'family reputation/background' (丢家门 = disgrace the family). The figurative sense is the one learners meet in idiomatic contexts.
noun
the door of one's housefamily backgroundsocial standingor reputation of a family(formal) a member of one's own clan or family
Examples
- ，。Tā zhàn zài jiā mén qián, yóu yù le hěn jiǔ cái qiāo mén.He stood at the door of his house, hesitating for a long time before knocking.
- ，家门。Zuò chū zhè zhǒng shì, zhēn shì diū jìn le jiā mén.Doing something like this really brings shame to the family.
- 家门，。Tā shì wǒ men jiā mén de rén, nǐ yào hǎo hǎo zhào gù tā.He is a member of our clan; you should take good care of him.
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