登机口
dēngjīkǒu
The English phrase "airport gate" is translated into Chinese as 登机口 (dēngjīkǒu).
The phrase refers to the specific area in an airport where passengers wait to board their plane.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of 登机 (dēngjī), meaning 'to board a plane' and 口 (kǒu), meaning 'entrance' or 'opening'.
How do you pronounce it?
dēngjīkǒu
Did you know?
- In historical texts, 登 was used for ascending to a throne, suggesting that the act of boarding a plane shares a linguistic root with rising to a position of power.
- The word 登 in 登机 also means 'to climb', which is why the same character is used for climbing a mountain 登山.
- The character 口 in 登机口 represents a mouth, reflecting how Chinese uses the same symbol for any physical opening, from a doorway to a river mouth.
Examples in context
- 请问，机场登机门在哪里？Excuse me, where is the airport gate?
- 咱们在机场登机门见面吧。Let's meet at the airport gate.
- 请在登机口等候。Please wait at the boarding gate.
- 请问登机口在哪里？Qǐngwèn dēngjīkǒu zài nǎlǐ?Excuse me, where is the boarding gate?
- 我们在登机口集合。Wǒmen zài dēngjīkǒu jíhé.We will meet at the boarding gate.
- 登机口现在人很多。Dēngjīkǒu xiànzài rén hěnduō.There are many people at the boarding gate now.
Example conversation
Two travelers are looking for their flight at the airport.
- 晓雯 Xiaowen请问，我们的登机口是多少？Qǐngwèn, wǒmen de dēngjīkǒu shì duōshǎo?Excuse me, what is our boarding gate number?
- 俊杰 Junjie是在B12号登机口。Shì zài B shí'èr hào dēngjīkǒu.It is at gate B12.
- 晓雯 Xiaowen离这里远吗？Lí zhèlǐ yuǎn ma?Is it far from here?
- 俊杰 Junjie不远，走过去很快。Bù yuǎn, zǒu guòqù hěn kuài.Not far, it's a quick walk.
