门槛 — meaning in English

English meaning

• doorstep noun The step just outside the entrance to a house.
• threshold noun The strip or slab at the bottom of a doorway that you step over to enter.

Senses

门槛 is used for these senses in English:

• threshold (figurative) The outset of something; the point of entry, or the beginning of an action.

doorstep — full definition

1. noun The step just outside the entrance to a house.
2. verb (UK) To turn up unannounced at someone's home, especially to ask questions or make a sale.

threshold — full definition

1. noun The strip or slab at the bottom of a doorway that you step over to enter.
2. noun The point at which something begins, or the level at which an effect kicks in.
3. noun The income level at which you start paying a particular rate of tax.