Meaning of 门斗
门斗 means vestibule; small entrance hall outside a main door (for blocking wind and cold). Pronounced mén dǒu.
- vestibule; small entrance hall outside a main door (for blocking wind and cold)
Definitions & Examples
Lǎo老
shì式
fáng房
zi子
cháng常
zài在
mén门
kǒu口
shè设
yī一
gè个
mén门
dǒu斗
，
dōng冬
tiān天
kě可
yǐ以
dǎng挡
fēng风
。
Old-style houses often have a vestibule at the entrance to block the wind in winter.
Zhè这
gè个
mén门
dǒu斗
hěn很
xiǎo小
，
zhǐ只
néng能
zhàn站
liǎng两
gè个
rén人
。
This entrance hall is very small; it can only fit two people.
Wǒ我
men们
jiā家
xīn新
zhuāng装
xiū修
de的
shí时
hou候
jiā加
le了
yī一
gè个
mén门
dǒu斗
，
nuǎn暖
huo和
duō多
le了
。
We added a porch when we renovated our house, and it became much warmer.
Dōng东
běi北
de的
fáng房
zi子
dà大
duō多
yǒu有
mén门
dǒu斗
，
wèi为
le了
fáng防
hán寒
。
Most houses in the Northeast have a vestibule to protect against the cold.