- 开门红 kāiménhóng auspicious starta good beginning
- 开门见山 kāiménjiànshān directTo get right to the point; literally, to open the door and see the mountain.
- 半开门 bànkāimén half-open doora door that is partially open or ajar
- 开门揖盗 kāiményīdào inviting disasterto invite disaster by giving evildoers a free hand
- 开门杀 kāiménshā dooringdooring (an accident caused by opening a vehicle door into the path of oncoming traffic)
- 开门炮 kāiménpào New Year firecrackersfirecrackers set off at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Day (a Chinese tradition)
- 双开门 shuāngkāimén double door