"vestibule" in Chinese (Simplified)
前厅门厅
Definition
前厅是指建筑物外门与主室之间的小型入口大厅或通道，常见于住宅、公寓或一些公共场所。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
“前厅”属于建筑或正式用词，日常说法常用“门厅”或“玄关”。常见于大型建筑、火车等入口处。不要与“大厅”（lobby）混淆，后者更大更开放。
Examples
There is a small vestibule at the entrance of the building.
建筑入口处有一个小**前厅**。
Please wait in the vestibule until I call you.
请在**前厅**等待，等我叫你。
The train's vestibule connects two cars together.
火车的**前厅**连接着两节车厢。
The kids left their wet boots in the vestibule so the house wouldn't get muddy.
孩子们把湿靴子放在**前厅**，以免弄脏房子。
As soon as you step into the vestibule, you can smell fresh flowers.
一进**前厅**就能闻到新鲜花香。
Our apartment building has a secure vestibule where you need a code to get inside.
我们的公寓楼有个安全的**前厅**，需要输入密码才能进入。