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进门

進門
jìnmén
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to enter / to come through the door
  2. 2 (of a bride) to marry into the husband's family
  3. 3 to get started / learn the basics of a subject

Examples

HSK 7-9
一进门就闻到饭菜的香味。
Yī jìnmén jiù wéndào fàncài de xiāngwèi.
The moment I came in the door I smelled the cooking.
HSK 7-9
她嫁进门才三个月就怀孕了。
Tā jià jìnmén cái sān gè yuè jiù huáiyùn le.
She'd only been married into the family three months before she got pregnant.
HSK 7-9
学编程一年了，还没真正进门。
Xué biānchéng yī nián le, hái méi zhēnzhèng jìnmén.
I've been learning programming for a year and I haven't really broken through the basics yet.

Tips

usage
Three registers: literal (walk in the door), marriage-traditional (娶进门 / 嫁进门 - bride 'enters' the husband's household), and metaphorical (crossing the beginner threshold in a skill). Context picks one instantly; rarely ambiguous.

Stroke Order

进 jìn
门 mén