门外

門外
ménwài
outside the door

CEDICT

outside the door

Wiktionary

门的外面。

重編國語辭典

Examples

我在学两门外语。

I'm learning two foreign languages.

Source: Tatoeba

我正在学两门外语。

I'm learning two foreign languages.

Source: Tatoeba

一股冷风从门外进来。

There's a cold draught coming in through the door.

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

1 门 mén
  1. gate
  2. door
  3. gateway
  4. doorway
  5. opening
  6. valve
  7. switch
  8. way to do something
  9. knack
  10. family
  11. house
  12. (religious) sect
  13. school (of thought)
  14. class
  15. category
  16. phylum or division (taxonomy)
  17. classifier for large guns
  18. classifier for lessons, subjects, branches of technology
  19. (suffix) -gate (i.e. scandal; derived from Watergate)

classifiers: 扇, 個
2 外 wài
  1. outside
  2. in addition
  3. foreign
  4. external

Containing this entry

拒之门外 jùzhīménwài to lock one's door and refuse to see sb
门外汉 ménwàihàn layman