Chinese word

出口

Pronunciation

Pinyinchū kǒu

Meaning

  • nounexit

Example

车站的出口在哪里？chē zhàn de chū kǒu zài ná lǐ

Where is the exit at the station?

Illustration for 出口 (exit)

More examples

标志指向最近的出口。biāo zhì zhǐ xiàng zuì jìn de chū kǒu

The sign points to the nearest exit.

Core concept

A path or opening that carries people or goods outward, from an enclosed place or country into the wider world.

Common phrases

  • 安全出口ān quán chū kǒu

    emergency exit

  • 出口通道chū kǒu tōng dào

    exit passage

Similar words

门口mén kǒu: The area at or near a door used for entering and leaving.
门mén: A movable barrier that opens and closes an entry to a room or building.
入口rù kǒu: A marked opening or passage for going into a building or place.
通道tōng dào: A passage that lets people travel from one place to another.

Definition in Chinese

指建筑物或场所通向外部的开口或通道，也常用于标识具体的出口位置或编号。zhǐ jiàn zhù wù huò cháng suǒ tōng xiàng wài bù de kāi kǒu huò tōng dào yě cháng yòng yú biāo shí jù tǐ de chū kǒu wèi zhì huò biān hào

Word origin

The compound 出 (chū, "go out") + 口 (kǒu, "mouth") pictures an opening outward, a sense extended from physical ways out to goods going out of a country.

Usage tips

  • On signs, a letter or number after this word marks one particular way out, which helps distinguish several routes in a large station.

Other meanings

  • exportverb

Opposites

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