踏 破 门 槛

tā pò mén kǎndictionary entry

to wear out the doorstep (idiom) / to crowd at sb's door

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

踏破門檻踏破门槛 [ta1 po4 men2 kan3] /to wear out the doorstep (idiom)/to crowd at sb's door/

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Other forms in these source records: 踏破門檻

踏
tā
see 踏實|踏实[tā shi]
tà
to tread / to stamp / to step on / to press a pedal / to investigate on the spot
破
pò
broken / damaged / worn out / lousy / rotten / to break, split or cleave / to get rid of / to destroy / to break with / to defeat / to capture (a city etc) / to expose the truth of
门
mén
gate / door / doorway / gateway / opening (CL:扇[shàn]) / valve / switch / other door-like or gate-like structure / way to do sth / knack / method / approach / family / household / lineage / (bound form) sect / school / faction (religious or academic) / (bound form) class / category / division / phylum / classifier for courses, fields of study, branches of technology, relatives by marriage, guns etc / (suffix) -gate (scandal)
Mén
surname Men
槛
jiàn
banister / balustrade / cage for animal or prisoner / to transport caged prisoner on a cart
kǎn
door sill / threshold

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