边门

邊門

biānmén

noun #31,973

Measure Word

一扇边门 shàn

Meanings

1 side door
2 wicket door
3 secondary entrance

Characters

Examples

请从边门进入。

Qǐng cóng biānmén jìnrù.

Please enter through the side door.

他偷偷从边门溜了出去。

Tā tōutōu cóng biānmén liū le chūqù.

He slipped out quietly through the side door.

Tips

usage

边门 contrasts with 正门 (zhèngmén, 'main entrance') and 后门 (hòumén, 'back door'). It's a literal architectural term — secondary entrances on the side of a building. Unlike 后门, 边门 carries no metaphorical 'using connections to get in' meaning.

Stroke Order

边 biān

门 mén