开门

開門

kāimén

verb #1,947

Meanings

1 to open a door
2 to open for business
3 to begin; to start

Characters

Examples

请开门，是我。

Qǐng kāimén, shì wǒ.

Please open the door, it's me.

这家店几点开门？

Zhèjiā diàn jǐ diǎn kāimén?

What time does this shop open?

Tips

usage

开门 can mean physically opening a door or figuratively opening for business. The expression 开门见山 means 'to get straight to the point' (literally: open the door and see the mountain).

Stroke Order

开 kāi

门 mén