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门槛

mén kǎn

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 門檻

门槛 (mén kǎn) means "doorstep; sill; threshold". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 门槛 means

1. doorstep
2. sill
3. threshold
4. fig. knack or trick (esp. scheme to get sth cheaper)

The characters in 门槛

• 门méngate; door; doorway; gateway; opening; valve; switch…
• 槛kǎndoor sill; threshold

Example sentences

• 参赛门槛非常高。
  Cānsài ménkǎn fēicháng gāo.
  The contest has very strict eligibility requirements.
• 叁赛门槛非常高。
  The contest has very strict eligibility requirements.

Words containing 门槛

• 核门槛hé mén jiànnuclear threshold
• 踏破门槛tā pò mén kǎnto wear out the doorstep (idiom); to crowd at sb's door

Sounds the same

Read mén kǎn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 门坎variant of 门槛

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