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门卫

mén wèi · men wei

Traditional 門衛

Meaning

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  1. guard at gate
  2. sentry
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Mask at the gate

  1. Dengdeng

    今天(jīntiān)门卫(ménwèi)问(wèn)我(wǒ)是(shì)谁(shéi)。

    Today the gate guard asked me who I was.

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)住(zhù)在(zài)这里(zhèlǐ)，他(tā)不(bù)认识(rènshi)你(nǐ)吗(ma)？

    You live here. Doesn't he know you?

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)戴(dài)着(zhe)帽子(màozi)和(hé)口罩(kǒuzhào)。

    I was wearing a hat and a mask.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)门卫(ménwèi)当然(dāngrán)要(yào)问(wèn)。

    Then of course the gate guard has to ask.

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)摘下(zhāixià)帽子(màozi)和(hé)口罩(kǒuzhào)，门卫(ménwèi)说(shuō)：灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)剪(jiǎn)头发(tóufa)了(le)！

    I took off my hat and mask, and the gate guard said, Dengdeng, you got a haircut!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

门(mén)卫(wèi)每(měi)天(tiān)都(dōu)要(yào)检(jiǎn)查(chá)进(jìn)出(chū)人(rén)员(yuán)的(de)证(zhèng)件(jiàn)。

The gate guard checks the credentials of people entering and leaving every day.

02

他(tā)把(bǎ)包(bāo)裹(guǒ)交(jiāo)给(gěi)了(le)门(mén)口(kǒu)的(de)门(mén)卫(wèi)。

He handed the package to the gate guard at the entrance.

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