门槛 (ménkǎn) threshold, doorsill
Usage:
“门槛”本是指门框下端的横木条，古代建筑的“门槛”有重要的意义，古人认为门槛可以阻挡不利因素进入家里。后来“门槛”比喻进入某范围的标准或条件。
“门槛” is the wood at the bottom of a door. An ancient building’s “门槛” had great significance, as people then believed that they prevented bad things from entering the home. Later, “门槛” came to be a metaphor for criteria or conditions to enter something.
Sentences:
1、Míngpái dàxué de ménkǎn hěngāo.
名牌大学的门槛很高。
名牌大学的门槛很高。
Famous universities have high barriers to entry.
2、Rújīn chūguó lǚyóu de ménkǎn yuèláiyuèdī.
如今出国旅游的门槛越来越低。
如今出国旅游的门槛越来越低。
Nowadays, the barriers to traveling abroad have become lower.
