看门人
kān mén rén
Pinyin

Definition

看门人
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kān mén rén
  1. janitor
  2. watchman

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

rén
  1. 1 man
  2. 2 person
  3. 3 people
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
rén shēng
  1. 1 life (one's time on earth)
bié ren
  1. 1 other people
  2. 2 others
  3. 3 other person
nu:3 rén
  1. 1 woman
hǎo kàn
  1. 1 good-looking
  2. 2 nice-looking
  3. 3 good (of a movie, book, TV show etc)
  4. 4 embarrassed
  5. 5 humiliated
nán rén
  1. 1 a man
  2. 2 a male
  3. 3 men
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
kān
  1. 1 to look after
  2. 2 to take care of
  3. 3 to watch
  4. 4 to guard
kàn kan
  1. 1 to take a look at
  2. 2 to examine
  3. 3 to survey
  4. 4 (coll.) pretty soon
yī míng jīng rén
  1. 1 to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom); an overnight celebrity
bù wéi rén zhī
  1. 1 not known to anyone
  2. 2 secret
  3. 3 unknown
shì rén
  1. 1 people (in general)
  2. 2 people around the world
  3. 3 everyone
diū rén
  1. 1 to lose face
Zhōng guó rén
  1. 1 Chinese person
zhǔ rén
  1. 1 master
  2. 2 host
  3. 3 owner
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
zhǔ chí rén
  1. 1 TV or radio presenter
  2. 2 host
  3. 3 anchor
Luàn shì Jiā rén
  1. 1 Gone with the Wind (film)
rén shì
  1. 1 personnel
  2. 2 human resources
  3. 3 human affairs
  4. 4 ways of the world
  5. 5 (euphemism) sexuality
  6. 6 the facts of life
rén rén
  1. 1 everyone
  2. 2 every person
rén men
  1. 1 people
rén r5
  1. 1 figurine

Idioms (20)

一人得道,鸡犬升天
yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān
  1. 1 lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to ride on sb else's success
  3. 3 Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
  4. 4 Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
一眼看穿
yī yǎn kàn chuān
  1. 1 to see through something at first glance (idiom)
一鸣惊人
yī míng jīng rén
  1. 1 to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom); an overnight celebrity
三人成虎
sān rén chéng hǔ
  1. 1 three men talking makes a tiger (idiom); repeated rumor becomes a fact
三人行,必有我师
sān rén xíng , bì yǒu wǒ shī
  1. 1 lit. if three walk together, one can be my teacher (idiom, from the Analects of Confucius)
  2. 2 you have sth to learn from everyone
三个女人一台戏
sān ge nu:3 rén yī tái xì
  1. 1 three women are enough for a drama (idiom)
不以人废言
bù yǐ rén fèi yán
  1. 1 not to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on the merits of the case rather than preference between advisers
不恤人言
bù xù rén yán
  1. 1 not to worry about the gossip (idiom); to do the right thing regardless of what others say
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
不甘人后
bù gān rén hòu
  1. 1 (idiom) not want to be outdone
  2. 2 not content to lag behind
不甘后人
bù gān hòu rén
  1. 1 (idiom) not want to be outdone
  2. 2 not content to lag behind
不看僧面看佛面
bù kàn sēng miàn kàn fó miàn
  1. 1 lit. not for the monk's sake but for the Buddha's sake (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (to do sth for sb) out of deference to sb else
不听老人言,吃亏在眼前
bù tīng lǎo rén yán , chī kuī zài yǎn qián
  1. 1 (idiom) ignore your elders at your peril
不足为外人道
bù zú wéi wài rén dào
  1. 1 no use to tell others
  2. 2 let's keep this between ourselves (idiom)
世上无难事,只怕有心人
shì shàng wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén
  1. 1 there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom)
  2. 2 persistence will overcome
乘人不备
chéng rén bù bèi
  1. 1 to take advantage of sb in an unguarded moment (idiom)
  2. 2 to take sb by surprise
事在人为
shì zài rén wéi
  1. 1 the matter depends on the individual (idiom); it is a matter for your own effort
  2. 2 With effort, one can achieve anything.
人不可貌相
rén bù kě mào xiàng
  1. 1 you can't judge a person by appearance (idiom)
  2. 2 you can't judge a book by its cover
  3. 3 often in combination 人不可貌相,海水不可斗量[rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng]
人不可貌相,海水不可斗量
rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng
  1. 1 you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)
人中龙凤
rén zhōng lóng fèng
  1. 1 a giant among men (idiom)

Sample Sentences

小尤回答:“都在,鲁富说自己经过走廊的时候,看到魔术师正在自己房里练习,而且有烟雾飘出来。驯兽师也在房里训练一只小动物,而看门人则在房里一边听广播,一边逗玩他的鹦鹉。另据看门人讲,他当时除了看到鲁富进出大门之外,没有看到任何人。”
Xiǎo Yóu huídá :“dōu zài ,Lǔ Fù shuō zìjǐ jīngguò zǒuláng de shíhou ,kàndào móshùshī zhèngzài zìjǐ fáng lǐ liànxí ,érqiě yǒu yānwù piāo chūlái 。xùnshòushī yě zài fáng lǐ xùnliàn yī zhī xiǎodòngwù ,ér kānménrén zé zài fáng lǐ yībiān tīng guǎngbō ,yībiān dòu wánr tā de yīngwǔ 。lìng jù kānménrén jiǎng ,tā dāngshí chúle kàndào LǔFù jìnchū dàmén zhīwài ,méiyǒu kàndào rènhérén 。”
Xiao You replied, “Yes they were. Lu Fu said when he walked through the hallway he saw the magician practicing in his room and that there was smoke drifting out as well. The animal trainer was also in his room training a small animal. The gatekeeper was in his room listening to the radio and playing with his pet parrot. According to the gatekeeper, he didn’t see anyone other than Lu Fu leaving and entering through the main gate.”
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小尤说:“除了最里面的房间,看门人的房间靠近大门,中间两个,一个是驯兽师的,一个是魔术师的,而厕所在大门外。”
XiǎoYóu shuō :“chúle zuì lǐmiàn de fángjiān ,kānménrén de fángjiān kàojìn dàmén ,zhōngjiān liǎng gè ,yī gè shì xùnshòushī de ,yī gè shì móshùshī de ,ér cèsuǒ zài dàmén wài 。”
Xiao You said, “Besides the innermost room, there is the gatekeeper’s room, which is near the main entrance. The middle two rooms are occupied by the animal tamer and the magician. Additionally, the bathroom is outside the main entrance.”
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