Chinese word

闸口

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhá kǒu

Meaning

  • nounticket gate

Example

下车后请从闸口出站。xià chē hòu qǐng cóng zhá kǒu chū zhàn

After getting off, please leave the station through the ticket gate.

Illustration for 闸口 (ticket gate)

More examples

请在闸口刷卡进站。qǐng zài zhá kǒu shuā kǎ jìn zhàn

Please tap your card at the ticket gate to enter the station.

Core concept

The checkpoint at an entrance or exit that admits people in the right direction.

Common phrases

  • 通过闸口tōng guò zhá kǒu

    go through the ticket gate

  • 在闸口刷卡zài zhá kǒu shuā kǎ

    tap a card at the ticket gate

  • 闸口关闭zhá kǒu guān bì

    the ticket gate closes

Similar words

检票口jiǎn piào kǒu: A gate or passage where tickets are checked before entry.
闸机zhá jī: An automatic gate or turnstile that controls passage after a ticket or card is checked.
入口rù kǒu: A passage or doorway used for entering a building or facility.
出口chū kǒu: A passage or doorway used for leaving a building or facility.

Definition in Chinese

位于车站或重要出入口处，用于检票、控制进出并引导通行方向的门口或通道。wèi yú chē zhàn huò zhòng yào chū rù kǒu chù yòng yú jiǎn piào kòng zhì jìn chū bìng yín dǎo tōng xíng fāng xiàng de mén kǒu huò tōng dào

Word origin

闸口 (zhákǒu, "gate opening") is formed from 闸 (zhá, "controlling barrier") and 口 (kǒu, "opening"), linking the idea of regulation with passage.

Usage tips

  • In everyday station language, this word names the passage area, while the barrier or scanning machine can be a separate object, so it is broader than a word for the equipment alone.

Other meanings

  • entrance gatenoun

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