vestibule; porch; entrance hall
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Meanings
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vestibule; small entrance hall outside a main door (for blocking wind and cold)
technicalA small enclosed space or porch immediately outside the main entrance of a house, common in northern Chinese architecture to provide insulation against cold weather. Often includes an inner and outer door.
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.
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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.