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入口

rùkǒu

entrance

Usage note

入口表示进入的地方。

rù kǒu biǎo shì jìn rù de dì fāng。

Entrance means the place to go in.

Context note

入口常用于建筑、地图和公园。

rù kǒu cháng yòng yú jiàn zhù 、 dì tú hé gōng yuán。

Entrance often appears in buildings, maps, and parks.

5 examples

入口在哪里?
rù kǒu zài nǎ lǐ?
Where is the entrance?
请走北入口
qǐng zǒu běi rù kǒu。
Please use the north entrance.
入口有标志。
rù kǒu yǒu biāo zhì。
There is a sign at the entrance.
学校入口很大。
xué xiào rù kǒu hěn dà。
The school entrance is big.
我们在入口见面。
wǒ men zài rù kǒu jiàn miàn。
Let's meet at the entrance.

5 mini stories

他们在公园入口等我。
tā men zài gōng yuán rù kǒu děng wǒ。
They waited for me at the park entrance.
入口旁边有一个牌子。
rù kǒu páng biān yǒu yí gè pái zi。
There is a sign next to the entrance.
我找不到商店的入口
wǒ zhǎo bú dào shāng diàn de rù kǒu。
I could not find the store entrance.
请从这个入口进去。
qǐng cóng zhè ge rù kǒu jìn qù。
Please go in through this entrance.
入口很小,但里面很大。
rù kǒu hěn xiǎo, dàn lǐ miàn hěn dà。
The entrance is small, but inside is large.

Mini dialogue

在游乐园

A
请问,入口在哪里?
Qǐngwèn, rùkǒu zài nǎlǐ?
Excuse me, where is the entrance?
B
入口就在前面,那个红色的大门。
Rùkǒu jiù zài qiánmiàn, nàge hóngsè de dàmén.
The entrance is right ahead, that red gate.

看电影

A
我们从这个入口进去吧。
Wǒmen cóng zhège rùkǒu jìnqù ba.
Let's go in through this entrance.
B
好的,电影快开始了。
Hǎo de, diànyǐng kuài kāishǐ le.
Okay, the movie is about to start.

Related words and contrasts

opposite
出口
chūkǒu
exit

入口 means entrance, 出口 means exit. They are often seen together on signs.

related
门口
ménkǒu
doorway

门口 is the area right at the door, while 入口 is the official entrance way.

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