门 (mén): Chinese measure word
How to use 门 (mén), the Chinese measure word for subjects, courses and languages: example nouns with pinyin, sentences and common mistakes.
Last updated 2026-10-30
门
mén
subjects, courses and languages
What it's used for
门 counts academic subjects, courses, languages and skills: 一门课 (a course), 一门外语 (a foreign language), 一门技术 (a skill).
Common nouns with 门
- 一门课 yì mén kè lesson; class
- 一门汉语 yì mén Hàn yǔ Chinese language
- 一门外语 yì mén wài yǔ foreign language
- 一门知识 yì mén zhī shi knowledge
- 一门教学 yì mén jiào xué teaching
- 一门科学 yì mén kē xué science
- 一门语言 yì mén yǔ yán language
- 一门功课 yì mén gōng kè homework
- 一门技术 yì mén jì shù technology
- 一门艺术 yì mén yì shù art
- 一门专业 yì mén zhuān yè specialty
- 一门常识 yì mén cháng shí common sense
- 一门口语 yì mén kǒu yǔ colloquial speech
- 一门历史 yì mén lì shǐ history
- 一门亲戚 yì mén qīn qi a relative (i.e. family relation)
- 一门课程 yì mén kè chéng course
Example sentences
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这个学期我有五门课。
Zhè ge xué qī wǒ yǒu wǔ mén kè.
I have five courses this semester.
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汉语是一门很有意思的语言。
Hàn yǔ shì yì mén hěn yǒu yì si de yǔ yán.
Chinese is a very interesting language.
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他学会了一门手艺。
Tā xué huì le yì mén shǒu yì.
He learned a craft.
Common mistake
Classes as time periods take 节: 四节课 (four class periods); subjects take 门: 五门课 (five courses).
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