转门

轉門

zhuànmén

noun #35,492

Measure Word

一扇转门 shàn

Meanings

1 revolving door
2 turnstile

Characters

rotate; revolve

Examples

酒店门口装了一扇转门。

Jiǔdiàn ménkǒu zhuāng le yī shàn zhuànmén.

A revolving door was installed at the hotel entrance.

推转门要小心，别夹到孩子。

Tuī zhuànmén yào xiǎoxīn, bié jiā dào háizi.

Be careful when pushing the revolving door — don't catch a child in it.

Tips

usage

转门 'turning door' covers both architectural revolving doors and turnstiles. CC-CEDICT lists the reading as zhuàn (rotate) — distinguish from zhuǎn (turn/redirect). For the political idiom 'revolving door' (officials rotating between government and industry), Chinese uses 旋转门 (xuánzhuǎnmén).

Stroke Order

转 zhuǎn

门 mén