door bolt; door latch
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
door bolt; door latch
A physical bar or rod used to secure a door from the inside. Traditionally made of wood, but modern ones can be metal.
Wǎn晚
shàng上
shuì睡
jiào觉
qián前
，
tā他
chā插
shàng上
le了
mén门
shuān闩
。
He slid the door bolt shut before going to bed at night.
Lǎo老
fáng房
zi子
de的
mù木
mén门
shuān闩
hěn很
jiē结
shi实
。
The wooden door bolt on the old house is very sturdy.
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Zhè这
ge个
mén门
shuān闩
shì是
tiě铁
zuò做
de的
。
This door latch is made of iron.
Tā他
yòng用
mén门
shuān闩
bǎ把
mén门
láo牢
láo牢
de地
shuān闩
shàng上
le了
。
He used the door bolt to fasten the door securely.