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开门
kāi mén
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- pinyin
- kāi mén
- simplified
- 开门
- traditional
- 開門
1 · 动词
to open for business
打开营业场所
This word already occurs in accepted examples; this entry binds one distinct context.
The cleaner leaned the broom against the wall to free a hand to open the door.
English pronunciation · Synthesized MP3 · Candidate — listening review pending
清洁工把扫帚靠在墙边，腾出手来开门。
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