國門

简 国门 · 繁 國門
Mandarin · pinyin guó mén

Meanings

  1. (archaic) capital's gate
  2. country's border
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國
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門
mén · gate, door, entrance, opening; Kangxi radical 169
国
guó · nation, country, nation-state
门
mén · gate, door, entrance, opening
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2–2 · guo2 men2

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noun

  1. (literal, figurative) entry into a country via its border
  2. (Classical) gate of a capital

name

  1. (~社區) Guomen (a residential community in Mengmao, Ruili, Dehong prefecture, Yunnan, China, actually governed by Jiegao Border Trade Zone)

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