🇬🇧🇨🇳 port - 港口 : English Lesson

Meaning of "port" ("港口"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

A port is a place next to the sea, a river, or a big lake where ships and boats stop so people can get on and off, and boxes of stuff can be loaded and unloaded.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

At the port, the gulls held a meeting to decide which tourist’s fries to steal first.

At the port, the captain shouted, “All aboard!” and my grandma shouted back, “All bored? Speak for yourself!”

At the port, the tugboats lined up like tiny bodyguards for the giant cargo ship.

Our bus dropped us at the port, and my little brother asked where all the airport airplanes were hiding.

Some of the busiest ports in the world move millions of containers each year.

At the port a small ship came in. The child ran to the port gate. At the port the child saw a box with a toy. Men took the box from the ship to a car at the port. A woman waved. The child hugged the toy and smiled at the port sun.

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This word is at the A2 level, which means it’s useful for simple, everyday situations. You might use it when shopping, traveling, or talking about your hobbies. Words at this level help you build confidence in practical, routine conversations.

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