门板

門板
ménbǎn
noun #31,824

Measure Word

一块门板 kuài

Meanings

  1. 1 door panel
  2. 2 shop shutter board
  3. 3 the slab of a door

Examples

HSK 5
Tā yònglì yì tuī, bǎ ménbǎn zhuàng kāi le.
He shoved hard and knocked the door panel open.
HSK 6
Diànpù dǎyàng hòu, lǎobǎn bǎ ménbǎn yí kuàikuài zhuāng shàng.
After the shop closed, the owner put the shutter boards up one by one.

Tips

culture
In old Chinese shops, the storefront wasn't sealed by a single door but by a row of removable wooden 门板 - taken down at opening and put back at closing. The image survives in the modern phrase 上门板 ('put up the shutters', i.e. close shop).

Stroke Order

门 mén
板 bǎn