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Usages of ménkǒu
他 在 公园 门口 喝 咖啡。Tā zài gōngyuán ménkǒu hē kāfēi.
He is drinking coffee at the park entrance.
公园 附近 有 银行， 门口 常常 有 很 多 人。Gōngyuán fùjìn yǒu yínháng, ménkǒu chángcháng yǒu hěn duō rén.
There’s a bank near the park, and there are often many people at the entrance.
她 在 图书馆 门口 等 我。Tā zài túshūguǎn ménkǒu děng wǒ.
She’s waiting for me at the library entrance.
今天 银行 门口 没 什么 人。Jīntiān yínháng ménkǒu méi shénme rén.
There aren’t many people at the bank entrance today.
开会 结束 以后， 她 送 我 到 门口。kāihuì jiéshù yǐhòu, tā sòng wǒ dào ménkǒu.
After the meeting ended, she walked me to the door.
我们 走到 公园 门口 休息 一下。wǒmen zǒudào gōngyuán ménkǒu xiūxi yíxià.
We walk to the park entrance and rest for a bit.
昨天 下 午 校长 在 教学楼 门口 跟 家长 们 聊天。zuótiān xiàwǔ xiàozhǎng zài jiàoxuélóu ménkǒu gēn jiāzhǎng men liáotiān.
Yesterday afternoon the principal chatted with the parents at the entrance of the classroom building.
我 走 到 公园 门口 等 你。wǒ zǒu dào gōngyuán ménkǒu děng nǐ.
I walk to the park entrance to wait for you.
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