门口

• Pinyin: mén kǒu
• Hanzi breakdown: 门 = simplified pictograph of a door; 口 = pictograph of a mouth or opening

Meaning

Doorway; entrance; in front of the door. The area right at or near a door or gate.

Refers to the area immediately around a door or entrance, either inside or outside. Very commonly used when describing where to meet someone or where something is located relative to an entrance.

Examples

1. 我在门口等你。 I'll wait for you at the entrance.
2. 门口有一棵大树。 There is a big tree at the doorway.
3. 他把车停在门口。 He parked the car at the entrance.

Usage Guide

Context: location, everyday

Tone: neutral

Do Say

• 我们在学校门口见。(Let's meet at the school entrance.)
• 门口有人找你。(Someone at the door is looking for you.)

Don't Say

• 我在门口里面等。(Contradictory — 门口 is the entrance area; if you mean inside, say 我在门里面等)

Origin & History

A compound of 门 (door/gate) and 口 (mouth/opening), literally 'the mouth of the door' — the area at the entrance.

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal