side door; wicket gate
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
a small side door or gate next to a main entrance; a wicket gate
informalRefers to a secondary entrance, often simpler or less formal than the main gate. The suffix "～儿" indicates a colloquial, informal tone.
Wèi为
le了
jìn进
chū出
fāng方
biàn便
，
tā他
jiā家
zài在
yuàn院
zi子
cè侧
miàn面
kāi开
le了
gè个
biàn便
mén门
。
For convenient access, they opened a side door on the flank of their courtyard.
Lái来
fǎng访
zhě者
qǐng请
zǒu走
biàn便
mén门
r儿
，
zhèng正
mén门
jīn今
tiān天
wéi维
xiū修
。
Visitors, please use the side door; the main entrance is under repair today.
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Zhè这
gè个
gǔ古
zhái宅
de的
biàn便
mén门
xiū修
de得
hěn很
yǐn隐
bì蔽
。
The side gate of this old mansion was built very discreetly.