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Mandarin · pinyin bǎ mén

to stand as a goalkeeper
to keep guard on a gate

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把: bǎ · hold, take; guard; regard as
門: mén · gate, door, entrance, opening; Kangxi radical 169
门: mén · gate, door, entrance, opening

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3–2 · ba3 men2

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verb

(intransitive, verb-object) to guard a door or gate
(sports) to keep goal; to be a goalkeeper (in football, etc.)

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