门口 meaning in English

ménkǒu

doorway; gate

HSK 1nounTraditional 門口6 strokes

Meaning of 门口

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

ménkǒu

doorway
gate

Measure word: 個|个

How to use 门口

门口 is used for the space at or just outside a door or gate, and it often appears with 在 (zài) to say where someone is waiting or meeting. 我在门口等你。(Wǒ zài ménkǒu děng nǐ.) I'll wait for you at the door.

门 (mén) looks like a pair of doors in a frame, and 口 (kǒu) is a mouth or opening. Put them together and you get the opening of the door: the doorway or the area right at the entrance.

Common mistake: Learners often use 门口 when they mean the door itself, for example to open the door. Use 开门 (kāimén) for that, since 门口 is a place, not an object you open or close.

门口 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

在zài门mén口kǒu的de女nǚ孩hái是shì谁shuí？

Who's the girl at the door?

请qǐng把bǎ我wǒ送sòng到dào家jiā门mén口kǒu。

Drop me off at the front door, please.

有yǒu一yī只zhī小xiǎo狗gǒu在zài商shāng店diàn门mén口kǒu等děng着zhe。

There's a small dog waiting at the door of a store.

门mén口kǒu有yǒu位wèi警jǐng察chá。

There's a policeman at the door.

他tā站zhàn在zài了le门mén口kǒu。

He was standing at the door.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

门 mén · gate · 3 strokes

口 kǒu · mouth · 3 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 门口.

门票	ménpiào	ticket (for theater, cinema etc)
路口	lùkǒu	crossing; intersection (of roads)
出口	chūkǒu	an exit; to speak
出门	chūmén	to go out; to leave home
大门	dàmén	entrance; door
入口	rùkǒu	entrance; to import
人口	rénkǒu	population; people
部门	bùmén	department; branch
专门	zhuānmén	specialized; dedicated (to a particular field or purpose); specially; specifically (for a
口袋	kǒudai	pocket; bag; sack
进口	jìnkǒu	to import; imported
上门	shàngmén	to drop in; to visit

Questions about 门口

What does 门口 mean?

门口 (ménkǒu) means "doorway; gate" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 门口?

门口 is made of 2 characters: 门 (3 strokes), 口 (3 strokes). That is 6 strokes in total.

Is 门口 an HSK word?

Yes. 门口 is on the HSK 1 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 门口 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 门口 is written 門口.

What is the difference between 门口 and 入口?

门口 is the everyday word for the area at a door or gate of a home, shop or school. 入口 (rùkǒu) is a more formal label for an official entrance, like the signs at a station or museum.

Can 门口 be used with a place name before it?

Yes, it is very common. 学校门口 (xuéxiào ménkǒu) means at the school gate, and 超市门口 (chāoshì ménkǒu) means outside the supermarket entrance.