Chinese word

正门

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhèng mén

Meaning

  • nounmain entrance

Example

请从正门进去。qǐng cóng zhèng mén jìn qù

Please enter through the main entrance.

Illustration for 正门 (main entrance)

More examples

他在正门前等你。tā zài zhèng mén qián děng nǐ

He is waiting for you in front of the main entrance.

Core concept

The official door or gate at the front of a building or enclosed place.

Common phrases

  • 打开正门dǎ kāi zhèng mén

    open the main entrance

  • 把正门关上bǎ zhèng mén guān shàng

    close the main entrance

  • 在正门前等候zài zhèng mén qián děng hòu

    wait in front of the main entrance

Similar words

大门dà mén: A large, prominent gate at the front of a home, building, or enclosed place.
后门hòu mén: A smaller entrance at the back of a building, often used by staff or for less formal access.
入口rù kǒu: A general entrance or place through which people enter.
门口mén kǒu: The area around an entrance or just outside a gate.

Definition in Chinese

建筑物或院落面向主要道路的正面出入口，作为正式进出的门。jiàn zhù wù huò yuàn luò miàn xiàng zhǔ yào dào lù de zhèng miàn chū rù kǒu zuò wéi zhèng shì jìn chū de mén

Word origin

正门 (zhèngmén, "main entrance") is built from 正 (zhèng, "proper or front") + 门 (mén, "door or gate"), linking the idea of the proper front with the way into a place.

Usage tips

  • For a home, school, hotel, or public building, this word sounds natural when directions need to identify the route intended for ordinary visitors.

Other meanings

  • main gatenoun
  • entrancenoun

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