门槛 / 門檻
mén kǎn
Meaning
- doorstep
- sill
- threshold
- figuratively knack or trick (especially scheme to get something cheaper)
Example sentences
参赛门槛非常高。
參賽門檻非常高。
cān sài mén kǎn fēi cháng gāo。
The entry requirements are very high.
“门槛精到九十六”、“额角头碰着天花板”、“霉头触到哈尔滨”，讲话还用意识流。
“門檻精到九十六”、“額角頭碰着天花板”、“黴頭觸到哈爾濱”，講話還用意識流。
“ mén kǎn jīng dào jiǔ shí liù”、“ é jiǎo tóu pèng zhe tiān huā bǎn”、“ méi tóu chù dào hā ěr bīn”， jiǎng huà hái yòng yì shí liú。
"The threshold is ninety-six, ""His forehead hit the ceiling,"" ""His bad luck touched Harbin""—he even speaks in a stream-of-consciousness style."