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门ménmén
door
FromLesson 4inHardcore Chinese

Usages of mén

你nǐ　可以kěyǐ　开kāi　门mén　吗ma？nǐ kěyǐ kāi mén ma?
Can you open the door?
她tā　关guān　灯dēng　了le，　他tā　关guān　门mén　了le。tā guān dēng le, tā guān mén le.
She turned off the light, and he closed the door.
你nǐ　可以kěyǐ　把bǎ　门mén　关guān　了le　吗ma？nǐ kěyǐ bǎ mén guān le ma?
Can you close the door?
我wǒ　把bǎ　门mén　关guān　了le，　你nǐ　在zài　外面wàimiàn　等děng　我wǒ。wǒ bǎ mén guān le, nǐ zài wàimiàn děng wǒ.
I closed the door; wait for me outside.
他tā　正在zhèngzài　开kāi　门mén。tā zhèngzài kāi mén.
He is opening the door.
门mén　开kāi　着zhe，　护士hùshi　站zhàn　在zài　外面wàimiàn　等děng　我wǒ。mén kāi zhe, hùshi zhàn zài wàimiàn děng wǒ.
The door is open; the nurse is standing outside waiting for me.
我Wǒ　刚才gāngcái　忘记wàngjì　带dài　书shū　了le，　他tā　帮bāng　我wǒ　开kāi　门mén。Wǒ gāngcái wàngjì dài shū le, tā bāng wǒ kāi mén.
I just forgot to bring the book; he helped me open the door.
门mén　关guān　了le，　我wǒ　在zài　外面wàimiàn　看不到kànbùdào　你nǐ。mén guān le, wǒ zài wàimiàn kànbùdào nǐ.
The door is closed; I can’t see you from outside.
门mén　被bèi　她tā　关guān　上shàng　了le，　我wǒ　在zài　外面wàimiàn　等děng　了le　一会儿yíhuìr。mén bèi tā guān shàng le, wǒ zài wàimiàn děng le yíhuìr.
The door was closed by her; I waited outside for a while.
请qǐng　你nǐ　把bǎ　门mén　关上guānshàng　吧ba。qǐng nǐ bǎ mén guānshàng ba.
Please close the door.
你nǐ　快kuài　把bǎ　门mén　关上guānshàng　吧ba。nǐ kuài bǎ mén guānshàng ba.
Close the door quickly.
她tā　忘了wàngle　带dài　钥匙yàoshi，　只好zhǐhǎo　在zài　门口ménkǒu　等děng　室友shìyǒu　来lái　开门kāimén。tā wàngle dài yàoshi, zhǐhǎo zài ménkǒu děng shìyǒu lái kāimén.
She forgot to bring her keys, so she had no choice but to wait at the door for her roommate to open it.
晚上wǎnshang　睡觉shuìjiào　前qián，　你nǐ　最好zuìhǎo　看kàn　一下yíxià　门mén　有没有yǒuméiyǒu　锁suǒ　好hǎo。wǎnshang shuìjiào qián, nǐ zuìhǎo kàn yíxià mén yǒuméiyǒu suǒ hǎo.
Before going to bed at night, you’d better check whether the door is locked properly.
要不是yàobúshì　她tā　出门chūmén　前qián　又yòu　看kàn　了le　一下yíxià　门mén　有没有yǒuméiyǒu　锁suǒ　好hǎo，　我wǒ　可能kěnéng　现在xiànzài　还hái　在zài　担心dānxīn。yàobúshì tā chūmén qián yòu kàn le yíxià mén yǒuméiyǒu suǒ hǎo, wǒ kěnéng xiànzài hái zài dānxīn.
If it weren’t for her checking again before going out whether the door was locked, I’d probably still be worried now.
我wǒ　在zài　门mén　前qián　等děng　你nǐ。wǒ zài mén qián děng nǐ.
I am waiting for you in front of the door.
请qǐng　你nǐ　进门jìnmén　以后yǐhòu　把bǎ　门mén　关上guānshàng　吧ba。qǐng nǐ jìnmén yǐhòu bǎ mén guānshàng ba.
Please close the door after you come in.
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