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门口 (mén kǒu) — doorway; entrance

Definition

Refers to the area just outside a door ('at the doorway / entrance'). 门 is the door itself, while 入口 is a more formal word for the entrance of a building or larger space.

noun
doorwayentrance
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 门口。
    Wǒ zài mén kǒu děng nǐ.
    I'll wait for you at the doorway.
  • 门口。
    mén kǒu Yǒu hěn duō rén.
    There are many people at the doorway.
  • 门口。
    Wǒ men mén kǒu jiàn.
    Let's meet at the doorway.

Origin

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méndoor
口kǒuopening

门口 joins door and opening, so it names the place where a door opens as an entrance.

Characters in this word

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.

Open 门 →

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

The form 口 looks like an open mouth.

Open 口 →
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