When talking about the entrance to a building or a room, the most common word you'll hear and use is 门口 (ménkǒu).
It's made of two characters: 门 (mén), meaning 'door,' and 口 (kǒu), meaning 'mouth' or 'opening.' So, literally, it means 'door opening' or 'door mouth.'
You can use 门口 for any kind of entrance, whether it's the front door of a house, the entrance to a store, or even a specific doorway within a building.
For example, if you're waiting for someone, you might say, '我在门口等你' (Wǒ zài ménkǒu děng nǐ), meaning 'I'm waiting for you at the entrance.'
Pronunciation Guide
- confusing with other words that sound similar
Examples by Level
你可以在门口等我吗？
Can you wait for me at the entrance?
门口有一只猫。
There is a cat at the doorway.
请把鞋子放在门口。
Please put your shoes at the entrance.
我看到他在门口站着。
I saw him standing at the doorway.
学校门口有很多学生。
There are many students at the school entrance.
请在门口按门铃。
Please ring the doorbell at the entrance.
门口的灯坏了。
The light at the doorway is broken.
我们约好在电影院门口见面。
We agreed to meet at the cinema entrance.
我妈妈在门口等着我回家。
My mom is waiting for me to come home at the doorway.
请把鞋子放在门口，不要带进屋里。
Please put your shoes at the entrance, don't bring them inside the house.
这扇门太窄了，我们得从旁边的门口进去。
This door is too narrow, we have to go in through the entrance next to it.
他在门口犹豫了一下，然后才走进来。
He hesitated for a moment at the doorway before walking in.
学校门口总是挤满了学生和家长。
The school entrance is always crowded with students and parents.
我在咖啡馆门口等你，你到了给我打电话。
I'll wait for you at the coffee shop entrance, call me when you arrive.
他站在门口，看着外面下着雨。
He stood at the doorway, watching the rain outside.
电影院的门口排着长队，看来今天的电影很受欢迎。
There's a long queue at the cinema entrance, it seems today's movie is very popular.
我一到她家门口，就闻到一股诱人的饭菜香。
As soon as I reached her doorway, I smelled an enticing aroma of food.
那家店门口总是排着长队，生意好得不得了。
There's always a long queue at the entrance of that shop; business is incredibly good.
他站在门口，犹豫着是否要敲门。
He stood at the doorway, hesitating whether to knock.
警卫在博物馆门口检查每个人的证件。
The guard checked everyone's ID at the museum entrance.
我们把自行车停在学校门口的停车位。
We parked our bicycles in the parking spot at the school entrance.
电影院门口的海报吸引了许多路人的目光。
The posters at the cinema entrance attracted the attention of many passersby.
搬家公司把家具搬到了我家门口。
The moving company brought the furniture to my doorstep.
夜深了，他还在酒吧门口等待着朋友。
It was late at night, and he was still waiting for his friend at the bar entrance.
Common Collocations
Common Phrases
他在门口等你。
He is waiting for you at the doorway. (tā zài ménkǒu děng nǐ)
我们学校门口有一家咖啡店。
There is a coffee shop at our school entrance. (wǒmen xuéxiào ménkǒu yǒu yī jiā kāfēidiàn)
请在门口等我。
Please wait for me at the entrance. (qǐng zài ménkǒu děng wǒ)
我看到他在门口。
I saw him at the doorway. (wǒ kàn dào tā zài ménkǒu)
请把车停在门口。
Please park the car at the entrance. (qǐng bǎ chē tíng zài ménkǒu)
他站在门口。
He is standing at the doorway. (tā zhàn zài ménkǒu)
门口有很多学生。
There are many students at the entrance. (ménkǒu yǒu hěn duō xuéshēng)
我们在门口见面。
We meet at the entrance. (wǒmen zài ménkǒu jiànmiàn)
小狗跑到门口了。
The puppy ran to the doorway. (xiǎogǒu pǎodào ménkǒu le)
门口的灯亮着。
The light at the entrance is on. (ménkǒu de dēng liàngzhe)
Memorize It
Mnemonic
Imagine a 'men' (men as in people) standing at the 'kou' (mouth) of a building. They are at the **doorway** or **entrance**.
Visual Association
Picture a bustling doorway of a traditional Chinese building, perhaps with red doors and intricate carvings. People are coming and going, like a mouth opening and closing.
Word Web
Challenge
Describe the doorway of your house or a building you see every day using '门口'. For example: '我家门口有一个小花园。' (Wǒ jiā ménkǒu yǒu yīgè xiǎo huāyuán. - There is a small garden at the **doorway** of my house.)
Test Yourself 24 questions
她站在___。
She is standing at the doorway.
请在___等我。
Please wait for me at the entrance.
狗坐在___。
The dog is sitting at the doorway.
我们见面在电影院的___。
We will meet at the entrance of the cinema.
他的车停在___。
His car is parked at the entrance.
孩子在___玩。
The child is playing at the doorway.
Which of these means 'doorway' or 'entrance'?
门口 (ménkǒu) specifically refers to the doorway or entrance. 里面 (lǐmiàn) is inside, 外面 (wàimiàn) is outside, and 旁边 (pángbiān) is next to.
If someone says '请在门口等我', what should you do?
在门口 (zài ménkǒu) means 'at the doorway' or 'at the entrance'.
Complete the sentence: 他在咖啡店的______等你。
The most natural place to wait for someone at a coffee shop among the options is at the entrance (门口). 椅子 (yǐzi) is chair, 桌子 (zhuōzi) is table, and 菜单 (càidān) is menu.
你可以在银行的门口看到很多人排队。 (You can see many people lining up at the bank's doorway.)
This statement is grammatically correct and makes sense in a real-world scenario where people often queue at bank entrances.
公园的门口总是关着的，你进不去。 (The park's entrance is always closed, you can't go in.)
While a park's entrance might be closed sometimes, '总是' (zǒngshì - always) makes this statement generally false, as parks are usually open to the public.
我把我的钥匙忘在了家里的门口。 (I forgot my keys at the doorway of my house.)
It's common to forget keys near the entrance of one's home.
Someone is asking you to wait for them at a specific location.
Imagine someone pausing at an entry point, looking uncertain.
Think about where people typically remove their shoes before entering a house.
Read this aloud:
请问，您能告诉我最近的地铁站在哪个门口吗？
Focus: 请问 (qǐngwèn), 哪个 (nǎgè), 门口 (ménkǒu)
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Read this aloud:
他急匆匆地从门口走了进来，脸上带着焦虑的神情。
Focus: 急匆匆 (jícōngcōng), 从 (cóng), 门口 (ménkǒu), 焦虑 (jiāolǜ)
You said:
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Read this aloud:
我们约好在咖啡店门口见面，可是他迟到了。
Focus: 约好 (yuēhǎo), 咖啡店 (kāfēidiàn), 门口 (ménkǒu), 迟到 (chídào)
You said:
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This sentence discusses how the potential for groundbreaking innovation is often right at the doorstep, implying it's close at hand or easily overlooked.
This philosophical statement asserts that practice is the doorway or gateway to testing the truth of theories, emphasizing the importance of real-world application.
This sentence suggests that people are at a pivotal moment, on the threshold of historical choices that will determine their destiny.
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Example
他站在门口等我。
