过门
guò mén
Pinyin

Definition

过门
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guò mén
  1. to pass through a doorway
  2. (of a woman) to marry
  3. orchestral music interlude in an opera

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

不过
bù guò
  1. 1 only
  2. 2 merely
  3. 3 no more than
  4. 4 but
  5. 5 however
  6. 6 anyway (to get back to a previous topic)
  7. 7 cannot be more (after adjectival)
出门
chū mén
  1. 1 to go out
  2. 2 to leave home
  3. 3 to go on a journey
  4. 4 away from home
  5. 5 (of a woman) to get married
经过
jīng guò
  1. 1 to pass
  2. 2 to go through
  3. 3 process
  4. 4 course
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
超过
chāo guò
  1. 1 to surpass
  2. 2 to exceed
  3. 3 to outstrip
通过
tōng guò
  1. 1 by means of
  2. 2 through
  3. 3 via
  4. 4 to pass through
  5. 5 to get through
  6. 6 to adopt
  7. 7 to pass (a bill or inspection etc)
  8. 8 to switch over
过
Guò
  1. 1 surname Guo
过来
guò lái
  1. 1 to come over
  2. 2 to manage
  3. 3 to handle
  4. 4 to be able to take care of
过去
guò qù
  1. 1 (in the) past
  2. 2 former
  3. 3 previous
  4. 4 to go over
  5. 5 to pass by
过年
guò nián
  1. 1 to celebrate the Chinese New Year
错过
cuò guò
  1. 1 to miss (train, opportunity etc)
上门
shàng mén
  1. 1 to drop in
  2. 2 to visit
  3. 3 to lock a door
  4. 4 (of a shop) to close
  5. 5 to go and live with one's wife's family, in effect becoming a member of her family
串门
chuàn mén
  1. 1 to call on sb
  2. 2 to drop in
  3. 3 to visit sb's home
胜过
shèng guò
  1. 1 to excel
  2. 2 to surpass
卡门
Kǎ mén
  1. 1 Carmen (name)
  2. 2 Carmen, 1875 opera by Georges Bizet 比才 based on novel by Prosper Mérimée 梅里美[Méi lǐ měi]
只不过
zhǐ bu guò
  1. 1 only
  2. 2 merely
  3. 3 nothing but
  4. 4 no more than
  5. 5 it's just that ...
嗓门
sǎng mén
  1. 1 voice
  2. 2 windpipe
大过
dà guò
  1. 1 serious mistake
  2. 2 major demerit
大门
Dà mén
  1. 1 the Doors, US rock band
天安门
Tiān ān mén
  1. 1 Tiananmen Gate, entrance of the Imperial City in Beijing
太过
tài guò
  1. 1 excessively
  2. 2 too

Idioms (20)

一门心思
yī mén xīn si
  1. 1 to set one's heart on sth (idiom)
三个臭皮匠，赛过一个诸葛亮
sān gè chòu pí jiang , sài guò yī gè Zhū gě Liàng
  1. 1 lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
  2. 2 wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual
三个臭皮匠，赛过诸葛亮
sān gè chòu pí jiang , sài guò Zhū gě Liàng
  1. 1 lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
  2. 2 wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual
上天无路，入地无门
shàng tiān wú lù , rù dì wú mén
  1. 1 lit. there is no road to the sky, nor door into the earth (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be at the end of one's rope
  3. 3 to be trapped in a hopeless situation
不是一家人不进一家门
bù shì yī jiā rén bù jìn yī jiā mén
  1. 1 people who don't belong together, don't get to live together (idiom)
  2. 2 marriages are predestined
  3. 3 people marry because they share common traits
不求有功，但求无过
bù qiú yǒu gōng , dàn qiú wú guò
  1. 1 lit. not aiming to achieve the best possible result, but rather trying to avoid making mistakes (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to take a risk-averse approach
不过尔尔
bù guò ěr ěr
  1. 1 not more than so-so (idiom); mediocre
  2. 2 nothing out of the ordinary
事不过三
shì bù guò sān
  1. 1 a thing should not be attempted more than three times (idiom)
  2. 2 don't repeat the same mistake again and again
  3. 3 bad things don't happen more than three times
事过境迁
shì guò jìng qiān
  1. 1 The issue is in the past, and the situation has changed (idiom).
  2. 2 It is water under the bridge.
人谁无过
rén shéi wú guò
  1. 1 Everyone makes mistakes (idiom)
你走你的阳关道，我过我的独木桥
nǐ zǒu nǐ de Yáng guān Dào , wǒ guò wǒ de dú mù qiáo
  1. 1 lit. you hit the high road, I'll cross the log bridge (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. you go your way, I'll go mine
  3. 3 you do it your way, I'll do it mine
侯门似海
hóu mén sì hǎi
  1. 1 lit. the gate of a noble house is like the sea
  2. 2 there is a wide gap between the nobility and the common people (idiom)
光耀门楣
guāng yào mén méi
  1. 1 splendor shines on the family's door (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to bring honor to one's family
八仙过海，各显神通
Bā xiān guò hǎi , gè xiǎn shén tōng
  1. 1 lit. the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing his own special talent (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of each individual in a group) to give full play to one's unique capabilities
前门打虎，后门打狼
qián mén dǎ hǔ , hòu mén dǎ láng
  1. 1 to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig. facing one problem after another
前门拒虎，后门进狼
qián mén jù hǔ , hòu mén jìn láng
  1. 1 to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig. facing one problem after another
吃闭门羹
chī bì mén gēng
  1. 1 to be refused entrance (idiom)
  2. 2 to find the door closed
各人自扫门前雪，莫管他家瓦上霜
gè rén zì sǎo mén qián xuě , mò guǎn tā jiā wǎ shàng shuāng
  1. 1 sweep the snow from your own door step, don't worry about the frost on your neighbor's roof (idiom)
名门望族
míng mén wàng zú
  1. 1 offspring a famous family (idiom); good breeding
  2. 2 blue blood
在家千日好，出门一时难
zài jiā qiān rì hǎo , chū mén yī shí nán
  1. 1 lit. at home, one can spend a thousand days in comfort, but spending a day away from home can be challenging (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. there's no place like home

Sample Sentences

你看，前奏的8个小节可都是他的活儿。还有这儿，过门的地方。这小子的任务也不轻啊。下午乐队彩排前，让他和键盘手一起练。
nǐ kàn ，qiánzòu de bā ge xiǎojié kě dōu shì tā de huór 。háiyǒu zhèr ，guòmén de dìfang 。zhè xiǎozi de rènwu yě bù qīng a 。xiàwǔ yuèduì cǎipái qián ，ràng tā hé jiànpánshǒu yīqǐ liàn 。
Check it out. The first 8 bars of the intro are all him - and here at the bridge too. He's got a lot of work to do. Before we have practice this afternoon, have him practice with the keyboardist.
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