main gate; main entrance; gateway
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
main gate; main entrance; front door
neutralRefers to the primary, often formal or street-facing, entrance of a building, courtyard, or compound, as opposed to interior or secondary doors.
Xué学
xiào校
de的
hóng红
sè色
dà大
mén门
hěn很
qì气
pài派
。
The school's red main gate is very imposing.
Qǐng请
zǒu走
dà大
mén门
，
bù不
yào要
cóng从
cè侧
mén门
jìn进
lái来
。
Please use the main entrance; don't come in through the side door.
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Gōng公
yuán园
de的
dà大
mén门
wǔ五
diǎn点
zhōng钟
jiù就
guān关
bì闭
le了
。
The park's main gate closes at five o'clock.
Tā他
men们
qiāo敲
le了
bàn半
tiān天
，
cái才
yǒu有
rén人
lái来
kāi开
dà大
mén门
。
They knocked for a long time before someone came to open the main door.