港口 gǎngkǒu port
port; harbor
How to remember 港口: 港 port + 口 mouth (Kangxi radical 30) = port.
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How it is used
- A port/harbor - 货运港口 (huòyùn gǎngkǒu) a cargo port, 停靠港口 (tíngkào gǎngkǒu) dock at the harbor.
- The facility where ships load/unload; 港 (port) + 口 (mouth/opening).
- Contrast 码头 (mǎtou, wharf/dock, the specific pier); 港口 is the whole port.
Example sentences
- 船被安全地领入港口。 Chuán bèi ānquán de lǐngrù gǎngkǒu.The boat was piloted safely into harbor.