门槛
mén​kǎn HSK7

threshold

门槛 (門檻) mén​kǎn
threshold noun
The physical sill or doorstep at the entrance of a building or room.

他迈过高高的木门槛，进了正屋。

tā mài​guò gāo gāo de mù mén​kǎn, jìn le zhèng​wū.

He stepped over the high wooden threshold and entered the main room.

knack noun
A trick, scheme, or specialized knowledge of a trade, especially one used to get a better price.

要是不懂其中的门槛，买东西很容易吃亏。

yào​shi bù dǒng qí​zhōng de mén​kǎn, mǎi dōng​xi hěn róng​yì chī​kuī.

If you don't know the ropes, it's easy to get ripped off when buying things.

Frequency
Movie subtitles
1.46 per million appears in 1% of films
Written text
14.9 per million

Details
HSK 3.0
Level 7

Cross-References

Has variant

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)