入口

• 拼音: rù kǒu
• 汉字拆解: 入 = pictograph of an arrow pointing downward, representing entering; 口 = pictograph of an open mouth, representing an opening

含义

Entrance; entry point. The place where you go in.

Used for physical entrances to buildings, parks, subway stations, and other locations. Also used metaphorically in computing for a website portal or access point. The opposite is 出口 (exit). Very common on signs and in giving directions.

例句

1. 地铁的入口在那边。
2. 公园的入口旁边有一个小商店。
3. 请从这个入口进去。

用法指南

语境: directions, signs, navigation

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 入口在大楼的左边。(The entrance is on the left side of the building.)
• 从入口进去就能看到电梯。(Go through the entrance and you'll see the elevator.)

错误说法

• 不要把入口和出口搞混 (Don't confuse 入口 with 出口 — 入口 is the entrance where you go in; 出口 is the exit where you come out)

起源与历史

入 (rù, to enter) + 口 (kǒu, mouth/opening). Literally the 'entering mouth' — the opening through which one enters.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal