Chinese word

门卫

Pronunciation

Pinyinmén wèi

Meaning

  • nounsecurity guard

Example

小区的门卫晚上很认真巡逻。xiǎo qū de mén wèi wǎn shàng hěn rèn zhēn xún luó

The residential compound's security guard patrols very diligently at night.

Illustration for 门卫 (security guard)

More examples

小区的门卫会登记来访人员的姓名。xiǎo qū de mén wèi huì dēng jì lái fǎng rén yuán de xìng míng

The residential compound's security guard registers visitors' names.

Core concept

A watchful person at an entrance who checks access and helps keep the place beyond it safe.

Common phrases

  • 社区的门卫shè qū de mén wèi

    community security guard

  • 门卫巡逻mén wèi xún luó

    security guard patrols

  • 门卫登记mén wèi dēng jì

    security guard registers

Similar words

保安bǎo ān: A security worker who keeps a building or facility safe through patrols and watchfulness.
门房mén fáng: A gatekeeper at a building entrance who deals with visitors and controls the keys.
看门人kān mén rén: A person who guards a gate or building to keep unauthorized people out.
守卫shǒu wèi: A guard who watches for threats from outside and defends a place against danger.

Definition in Chinese

看守进出口，负责门禁管理与安全防护的岗位或人员。kān shǒu jìn chū kǒu fù zé mén jìn guán lǐ yǔ ān quán fáng hù de gǎng wèi huò rén yuán

Word origin

门 (mén, "gate") + 卫 (wèi, "guard") forms a transparent compound for a person or post responsible for guarding an entrance.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, this noun can refer to either the individual or the staffed position, so English context may call for a person word or a job noun.

Other meanings

  • gatekeepernoun

Opposites

  • 入侵者rù qīn zhětrespassernoun

Related words

  • 值班门卫zhí bān mén wèion-duty security guardnoun

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