入口 (rù kǒu) — entrance | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

入口 is the entrance to a place (building, park, subway). Use 门口 for the doorway of a home or shop; 进口 means 'imported goods'.

noun

entrance

Measure word · 个

Examples

入口。
Zhè ge gōng yuán de rù kǒu zài yòu biān.
The entrance to this park is on the right.
入口。
Qǐng gào sù wǒ rù kǒu zài nǎ lǐ.
Please tell me where the entrance is.
入口。
Dì tiě zhàn de rù kǒu yǒu hěn duō rén.
There are many people at the entrance of the subway station.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

口kǒumouth/opening

The idea of 入 “enter” combined with 口 “mouth, opening” points to a place where one enters.

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

入 is drawn as an arrowhead, indicating 'to enter'.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The form 口 looks like an open mouth.

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