Chinese word

巷口

Pronunciation

Pinyinxiàng kǒu

Meaning

  • nounalley entrance

Example

我们在巷口等你。wǒ men zài xiàng kǒu děng nǐ

We are waiting for you at the alley entrance.

Illustration for 巷口 (alley entrance)

More examples

雨停了，他从巷口跑出来。yǔ tíng le tā cóng xiàng kǒu pǎo chū lái

After the rain stopped, he ran out from the alley entrance.

Core concept

A road-facing gateway into a small lane.

Common phrases

  • 巷口附近xiàng kǒu fù jìn

    near the alley entrance

  • 从巷口跑出来cóng xiàng kǒu pǎo chū lái

    run out from the alley entrance

  • 在巷口等你zài xiàng kǒu děng nǐ

    wait for you at the alley entrance

Similar words

路口lù kǒu: A place where roads meet, cross, or bend.
小巷xiǎo xiàng: A small, narrow lane, usually short in length.
巷子xiàng zi: A narrow passage or backstreet running between buildings.
街角jiē jiǎo: A street corner where a sidewalk or building turns.

Definition in Chinese

小巷与道路相交处的开口或入口，指人或车辆可以从此进入巷内的具体地点。xiǎo xiàng yǔ dào lù xiāng jiāo chù de kāi kǒu huò rù kǒu zhǐ rén huò chē liàng ké yǐ cóng cǐ jìn rù xiàng nèi de jù tǐ dì diǎn

Word origin

巷 (xiàng, "alley") refers to a narrow passage and 口 (kǒu, "opening") marks its mouth, so their combination 巷口 (xiàngkǒu, "alley entrance") names the place where the passage begins.

Usage tips

  • In everyday directions, this word pinpoints a location at the edge of a lane, not a destination farther inside it, so it helps make meeting places more exact.

Other meanings

  • street entrancenoun

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