门口 ménkǒu doorway
doorway; gate
How to remember 门口: 门 door + 口 mouth (Kangxi radical 30) = doorway.
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How it is used
- The spot at/just outside a doorway or entrance - 我在门口等你 (wǒ zài ménkǒu děng nǐ) I'll wait for you at the door.
- It's the threshold AREA, not the door object (that's 门) nor the doorway opening; 学校门口 (xuéxiào ménkǒu) means right by the school gate.
- Very common in meet-up logistics: 大门口 (dà ménkǒu) the main entrance.
Example sentences
- 他站在门口。 Tā zhàn zài ménkǒu.He's standing at the entrance.
- 他站在了门口。 Tā zhàn zài le ménkǒu.He was standing at the door.
- 在门口的女孩是谁？ Zài ménkǒu de nǚhái shì shuí?Who's the girl at the door?