# 冷门 (lěngmén)

In Mandarin Chinese, 冷门 (lěngmén) means “niche field; dark horse; unpopular”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: niche field; dark horse; unpopular
- Pinyin: lěngmén (leng3 men2)
- Traditional: 冷門
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 他选择了一个比较冷门的专业。
  Tā xuǎnzéle yīgè bǐjiào lěngmén de zhuānyè.
  He chose a rather niche major.

## Characters

- [冷](https://hanziro.com/word/leng-cold/) (lěng): cold
- [门](https://hanziro.com/word/men-door/) (mén): door; gate

https://hanziro.com/word/leng-men-niche-field/

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