门口

门口 ménkǒu

Entrance (doorway - gate)

门口 in a sentence menkou

What 门口 means

  1. Entrance (doorway - gate)

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Character by character

门口 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

mén
Door (gate - know-how - category - mw for courses)
kǒu
Mouth (port - spoken - mw for people)

How to write 门口

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门口 in a sentence

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Questions about 门口

What does 门口 mean in English?

门口 is pronounced ménkǒu and means Entrance (doorway - gate).

How do you pronounce 门口?

门口 is ménkǒu in pinyin — written menkou without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 门口?

门口 is written with 2 characters: 门 (mén) Door (gate - know-how - category - mw for courses), 口 (kǒu) Mouth (port - spoken - mw for people). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

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