lock from the wrong side; accidentally lock oneself in or out
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to lock (a door) from the outside when someone is inside, or from the inside when someone is outside
neutralDescribes an accidental or unintentional locking situation where a person is trapped on the wrong side of a locked door.
Wǒ我
bù不
xiǎo小
xīn心
bǎ把
mén门
fǎn反
suǒ锁
le了
，
yào钥
shì匙
hái还
liú留
zài在
wū屋
lǐ里
。
I accidentally locked myself out, with the keys still inside the house.
Hái孩
zi子
zì自
jǐ己
zài在
fáng房
jiān间
lǐ里
wán玩
，
jié结
guǒ果
bǎ把
mén门
fǎn反
suǒ锁
le了
。
The child was playing alone in the room and ended up locking themselves in.
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Chū出
mén门
dào倒
lā垃
jī圾
shí时
，
fēng风
bǎ把
mén门
chuī吹
dé得
fǎn反
suǒ锁
le了
。
When I went out to take out the trash, the wind blew the door shut and locked it.