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doormat in Chinese

doormat in Chinese is 门毡 — doormat means a mat placed at an entrance for wiping shoes before going inside.

doormat in Chinese

门毡
noun
Pronounced: mén zhān
A coarse mat at the entrance to a house, upon which one wipes one's shoes.

What does "doormat" mean?

  1. noun A mat placed at an entrance for wiping shoes before going inside.
    "Wipe your shoes on the doormat before you start plodding around in the house."
  2. noun (informal) A person who lets others walk all over them, too passive to stand up for themselves.
    "She finally stopped being a doormat and told her boss no."
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doormat in a sentence

  • Wipe your shoes on the doormat before you start plodding around in the house.
  • Dimple glanced at an expensive-looking doormat with the words ‘LOSE THE SHOES’ woven into it and wondered why anyone would bother spending so much money on something people were going to wipe their feet on.
  • She finally stopped being a doormat and told her boss no.

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What is "doormat" in Chinese?
"doormat" in Chinese is 门毡. doormat means: A mat placed at an entrance for wiping shoes before going inside.
How do you pronounce 门毡?
"doormat" in Chinese is 门毡, pronounced "mén zhān".
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