冷门 meaning in English

lěngmén

a neglected branch (of arts, science, sports etc); fig. a complete unknown who wins a competition

HSK 7-9nounTraditional 冷門10 strokes

Meaning of 冷门

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

lěngmén
  1. a neglected branch (of arts, science, sports etc)
  2. fig. a complete unknown who wins a competition

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

冷 lěng · cold · 7 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7

门 mén · gate · 3 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3

Related words

Words that share a character with 冷门.

门口ménkǒudoorway; gate
门票ménpiàoticket (for theater, cinema etc)
出门chūménto go out; to leave home
大门dàménentrance; door
部门bùméndepartment; branch
专门zhuānménspecialized; dedicated (to a particular field or purpose); specially; specifically (for a
冷静lěngjìngcalm; cool-headed; dispassionate; (of a place) deserted; quiet
寒冷hánlěngcold (climate); frigid
上门shàngménto drop in; to visit
敲门qiāo ménto knock on a door
热门rèménpopular; hot; in vogue
入门rùménentrance door; to enter a door

Questions about 冷门

What does 冷门 mean?

冷门 (lěngmén) means "a neglected branch (of arts, science, sports etc); fig. a complete unknown who wins a competition" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 冷门?

冷门 is made of 2 characters: 冷 (7 strokes), 门 (3 strokes). That is 10 strokes in total.

Is 冷门 an HSK word?

Yes. 冷门 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 冷门 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 冷门 is written 冷門.