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ménkǒu

门口ménkǒuménkǒu
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Usages of ménkǒu

他Tā　在zài　公园gōngyuán　门口ménkǒu　喝hē　咖啡kāfēi。Tā zài gōngyuán ménkǒu hē kāfēi.
He is drinking coffee at the park entrance.
公园Gōngyuán　附近fùjìn　有yǒu　银行yínháng，　门口ménkǒu　常常chángcháng　有yǒu　很hěn　多duō　人rén。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Tā　在zài　图书馆túshūguǎn　门口ménkǒu　等děng　我wǒ。Tā zài túshūguǎn ménkǒu děng wǒ.
She’s waiting for me at the library entrance.
今天Jīntiān　银行yínháng　门口ménkǒu　没méi　什么shénme　人rén。Jīntiān yínháng ménkǒu méi shénme rén.
There aren’t many people at the bank entrance today.
开会kāihuì　结束jiéshù　以后yǐhòu，　她tā　送sòng　我wǒ　到dào　门口ménkǒu。kāihuì jiéshù yǐhòu, tā sòng wǒ dào ménkǒu.
After the meeting ended, she walked me to the door.
我们wǒmen　走到zǒudào　公园gōngyuán　门口ménkǒu　休息xiūxi　一下yíxià。wǒmen zǒudào gōngyuán ménkǒu xiūxi yíxià.
We walk to the park entrance and rest for a bit.
昨天zuótiān　下　午xiàwǔ　校长xiàozhǎng　在zài　教学楼jiàoxuélóu　门口ménkǒu　跟gēn　家长jiāzhǎng　们men　聊天liáotiān。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wǒ　走zǒu　到dào　公园gōngyuán　门口ménkǒu　等děng　你nǐ。wǒ zǒu dào gōngyuán ménkǒu děng nǐ.
I walk to the park entrance to wait for you.
她Tā　在zài　邮局yóujú　门口ménkǒu　等děng　了le　很hěn　久jiǔ，　终于zhōngyú　把bǎ　包裹bāoguǒ　寄出去jìchūqù　了le。Tā zài yóujú ménkǒu děng le hěn jiǔ, zhōngyú bǎ bāoguǒ jìchūqù le.
She waited at the entrance of the post office for a long time and finally mailed the package out.
今天jīntiān　早上zǎoshang　外面wàimiàn　下雪xiàxuě　了le，　我wǒ　没méi　带dài　伞sǎn，　只好zhǐhǎo　在zài　公司gōngsī　门口ménkǒu　等děng　了le　一会儿yíhuìr。jīntiān zǎoshang wàimiàn xiàxuě le, wǒ méi dài sǎn, zhǐhǎo zài gōngsī ménkǒu děng le yíhuìr.
It snowed outside this morning, and I didn’t bring an umbrella, so I had no choice but to wait for a while at the company entrance.
她tā　忘了wàngle　带dài　钥匙yàoshi，　只好zhǐhǎo　在zài　门口ménkǒu　等děng　室友shìyǒu　来lái　开门kāimén。tā wàngle dài yàoshi, zhǐhǎo zài ménkǒu děng shìyǒu lái kāimén.
She forgot to bring her keys, so she had no choice but to wait at the door for her roommate to open it.
明天míngtiān　我们wǒmen　七点qīdiǎn　在zài　学校xuéxiào　门口ménkǒu　见面jiànmiàn　吧ba。míngtiān wǒmen qīdiǎn zài xuéxiào ménkǒu jiànmiàn ba.
Let’s meet at the school gate at seven tomorrow.
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