冷門

lěng mén

A2 Level 4*

Stative verb

冷門 (lěng mén) is a Chinese word meaning “a neglected branch (of arts, science, sports etc)”. It sits at TOCFL Level 4* (CEFR A2) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard.

Definition

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

Stroke order

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Example

這個科系比較冷門。

This major is relatively unpopular.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).