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门口

mén kǒu · men kou

Traditional 門口

HSK 1Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. doorway
  2. gate
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Which gate?

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)到(dào)了(le)，在(zài)公园(gōngyuán)门口(ménkǒu)。

    I am here, at the park entrance.

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)也(yě)在(zài)门口(ménkǒu)啊(a)，没(méi)看见(kànjiàn)你(nǐ)。

    I am at the entrance too, but I cannot see you.

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)在(zài)哪个(nǎge)门口(ménkǒu)？

    Which entrance are you at?

  4. Liangliang

    南门(nánmén)。

    The south gate.

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)在(zài)北门(běimén)！

    I am at the north gate!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)没(méi)带(dài)伞(sǎn)。你(nǐ)把(bǎ)车(chē)开(kāi)到(dào)住(zhù)院(yuàn)部(bù)门(mén)口(kǒu)来(lái)。

I don't have an umbrella. Drive the car to the hospital inpatient entrance.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jan_OkulaJu · English by jan_OkulaJu · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

有(yǒu)一(yì)只(zhī)小(xiǎo)狗(gǒu)在(zài)商(shāng)店(diàn)门(mén)口(kǒu)等(děng)着(zhe)。

There's a small dog waiting at the door of a store.

Tatoeba: Chinese by slo_oth · English by Solana · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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门
mén

gate; door

口
kǒu

mouth; classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc)

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