What does 冷门 mean in Chinese?
冷门 (lěngmén) means a neglected branch (of arts, science, sports etc).
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
冷门
a neglected branch (of arts, science, sports etc)
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
a neglected branch (of arts, science, sports etc)
02
fig. a complete unknown who wins a competition
ABOUT THIS ENTRY
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 冷门
How do you pronounce 冷门?
冷门 is pronounced lěngmén.
Is 冷门 an HSK word?
冷门 is on the HSK 7-9 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
What part of speech is 冷门?
冷门 is used as a 名词 (noun) in Chinese.
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