大门口 (dà mén kǒu) — main entrance, doorway

Definition

noun

main entrancedoorway

Measure word · 个

大门口。
Tā zhàn zài dà mén kǒu děng wǒ.
He is waiting for me at the main entrance.
大门口。
dà mén kǒu Yǒu liǎng kē dà shù.
There are two big trees at the main entrance.
大门口。
Qǐng zài dà mén kǒu jí hé.
Please gather at the main entrance.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

门口doorway

偏正Modifier + head

大 (main) and 门口 (doorway) point to the main entrance.

Characters in this word

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

The form 大 is a picture of a person standing and facing forward, not of someone stretching their arms.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 門; 门 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 門 pictures a gate as two door shapes side by side; the simplified 门 is a later shorthand.

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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