Chinese Conversation · Level 43
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Chinese word
安检口
Pronunciation
Pinyinān jiǎn kǒu
Meaning
- nounsecurity checkpoint
Example
请在安检口排队。qǐng zài ān jiǎn kǒu pái duì
Please line up at the security checkpoint.
More examples
通过安检口时请准备好证件。tōng guò ān jiǎn kǒu shí qǐng zhǔn bèi hǎo zhèng jiàn
Please have your ID ready when going through the security checkpoint.
Core concept
A marked access point that checks travelers and their belongings before allowing passage.
Common phrases
在安检口排队zài ān jiǎn kǒu pái duì
line up at the security checkpoint
通过安检口tōng guò ān jiǎn kǒu
pass through the security checkpoint
机场安检口jī chǎng ān jiǎn kǒu
airport security checkpoint
Similar words
检票口jiǎn piào kǒu: An entry point where tickets or boarding passes are checked for admission.
登机口dēng jī kǒu: The gate where passengers wait to board their plane.
候机厅hòu jī tīng: A large waiting room for passengers before their flight leaves.
安检ān jiǎn: The security inspection of passengers and the belongings they carry.
Definition in Chinese
指在出入口设置的，用来对进出人员和随身行李进行安全检查的通道或地点。zhǐ zài chū rù kǒu shè zhì de yòng lái duì jìn chū rén yuán hé suí shēn xíng lǐ jìn xíng ān quán jiǎn chá de tōng dào huò dì diǎn
Word origin
安检口 (ānjiǎnkǒu, "security checkpoint") combines 安 (ān, "safe") + 检 (jiǎn, "inspect") with 口 (kǒu, "opening or entrance"), linking a safety check to the place where people enter or pass.
Usage tips
- English speakers often hear gate as a physical barrier, but this Chinese term can label the entire access area, including the queue and screening machines.
Other meanings
- security gatenoun
Related words
- 安检员ān jiǎn yuánsecurity screenernoun
- 安检ān jiǎnsecurity screeningnoun