tā / zhàn / zài / mén kǒu / jī gū / le / hǎo / yí zhèn / cái / gǔ qǐ / yǒng qì / qiāo mén

他站在门口咭咕了好一阵，才鼓起勇气敲门。

He mumbled at the door for a while before he mustered the courage to knock.