Word: 门槛 (ménkǎn) Traditional: 門檻 门槛 dictionary entry ménkǎn doorstep; sill; threshold; fig. knack or trick (esp. scheme to get sth cheaper) Full dictionary entry for 门槛 Example sentences using 门槛 7 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 一只脚踩在门槛儿上，不知进退 yìzhī jiǎo cǎi zài ménkǎn ér shàng, bùzhījìntuì one foot on the threshold: not knowing whether to go in or back 丈二的门槛儿，难进 zhàng'èr de ménkǎn ér, nánjìn a twelve-foot threshold: hard to get in 乌龟爬门槛，就看这一翻 wūguī pá ménkǎn, jiù kàn zhè yì fān a tortoise climbing a threshold: it all depends on this one flip 参赛门槛非常高。 Cānsài ménkǎn fēicháng gāo. The contest has very strict eligibility requirements. 小心，别被门槛绊倒了！ Xiǎoxīn, bié bèi ménkǎn bàndǎole! Careful, don't trip over the doorstep! 门槛儿上斫萝卜，一刀两断 ménkǎn ér shàng zhuó luóbo, yìdāoliǎngduàn chopping a radish on the threshold: one stroke cuts it in two 骄傲，蹲在门槛；谦虚，走遍天下 jiāo'ào, dūn zài ménkǎn; qiānxū, zǒubiàn tiānxià pride squats at the doorstep; modesty travels the whole world