金门

金門

Jīnmén

noun #11,184

Meanings

1 Kinmen (Quemoy), islands off the Fujian coast administered by Taiwan
2 Golden Gate (as in Golden Gate Bridge)

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

旧金山的金门大桥非常有名。

Jiùjīnshān de Jīnmén Dàqiáo fēicháng yǒumíng.

The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco is very famous.

HSK 4

金门离大陆很近。

Jīnmén lí dàlù hěn jìn.

Kinmen is very close to the mainland.

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history

Kinmen (金门) was the site of major battles in 1949 and 1958 between the PRC and ROC. It remains under Taiwan's administration despite being only 2km from mainland Fujian.

Stroke Order

金 jīn

门 mén