Meaning of 港口
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- port
- harbor
How to use 港口
港口 is a fairly formal noun used in news, business and geography to talk about seaports and river ports. It often appears with words like 城市 (chéngshì) city or 贸易 (màoyì) trade. Example: 上海是中国最大的港口之一。(Shànghǎi shì Zhōngguó zuì dà de gǎngkǒu zhī yī.) Shanghai is one of the biggest ports in China.
港 (gǎng) has the water radical 氵 on the left, so think of water, and 口 (kǒu) means mouth or opening. A 港口 is the water's mouth, the opening where ships come in from the sea.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes write 巷 (xiàng, alley) instead of 港, since the right sides look alike. Remember that 港 has the water radical 氵 because ports are on water. Also keep the third tone on gǎng. Before kǒu, which is also third tone, it is said like gáng in natural speech.
港口 in example sentences
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港 gǎng · harbor · 12 strokes
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口 kǒu · mouth · 3 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 港口.
| 门口 | ménkǒu | doorway; gate |
| 路口 | lùkǒu | crossing; intersection (of roads) |
| 出口 | chūkǒu | an exit; to speak |
| 入口 | rùkǒu | entrance; to import |
| 人口 | rénkǒu | population; people |
| 口袋 | kǒudai | pocket; bag; sack |
| 进口 | jìnkǒu | to import; imported |
| 口语 | kǒuyǔ | colloquial speech; spoken language |
| 一口气 | yīkǒuqì | one breath; in one breath |
| 口号 | kǒuhào | slogan; catchphrase |
| 伤口 | shāngkǒu | wound; cut |
| 窗口 | chuāngkǒu | window; opening providing restricted access (e.g. customer service window) |
Questions about 港口
What does 港口 mean?
港口 (gǎngkǒu) means "port; harbor" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 港口?
港口 is made of 2 characters: 港 (12 strokes), 口 (3 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.
Is 港口 an HSK word?
Yes. 港口 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 港口 and 港?
港 alone can mean port, but it is also short for Hong Kong, as in 港币 (gǎngbì) Hong Kong dollar. 港口 is the clear, standard word when you mean a harbor or port facility.
Can 港口 be used for airports?
No. An airport is 机场 (jīchǎng). 港口 refers to places for ships, though 航空港 (hángkōnggǎng) is a formal term sometimes used for large air hubs.