锁门

鎖門

suǒmén

verb #8,328

Meanings

1 to lock the door

Characters

to lock; a lock

Lock + door - to lock the door.

Examples

出门前别忘了锁门。

Chūmén qián bié wàng le suǒmén.

Don't forget to lock the door before going out.

你锁门了吗？

Nǐ suǒmén le ma?

Did you lock the door?

他走的时候没有锁门。

Tā zǒu de shíhou méiyǒu suǒmén.

He didn't lock the door when he left.

Tips

usage

锁门 is a verb-object compound. To say 'lock it,' use 锁上. The opposite is 开门 (open the door) or 开锁 (unlock).

Stroke Order

锁 suǒ

门 mén