Meaning of 上门
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to drop in
- to visit
- to lock a door
- (of a shop) to close
- to go and live with one's wife's family, in effect becoming a member of her family
How to use 上门
Today 上门 most often means to come to someone's home or business, especially for a service, as in 上门服务 (shàngmén fúwù, home service). Example: 维修师傅明天上门。(Wéixiū shīfu míngtiān shàngmén.) The repairman will come to the house tomorrow.
上 (shàng) means to go up or go to, and 门 (mén) is a door, so 上门 is literally "to go to someone's door." Picture yourself stepping up to a door and knocking.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes say 上门 when they mean entering a room. For that you need 进门 (jìnmén), while 上门 means arriving at someone's place from outside. Also keep the tone of 上 falling (shàng), not rising.
上门 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
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上 shàng · up · 3 strokes
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门 mén · gate · 3 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 上门.
| 马上 | mǎshàng | at once; right away |
| 晚上 | wǎnshang | evening; night |
| 身上 | shēnshang | on the body; at hand |
| 早上 | zǎoshang | early morning |
| 上次 | shàng cì | last time |
| 路上 | lùshang | on the road; on the way; en route |
| 上班 | shàngbān | to go to work; to be on duty |
| 上车 | shàng chē | to get on or into (a bus, train, car etc) |
| 地上 | dìshang | on the ground; on the floor |
| 楼上 | lóu shàng | upstairs; (Internet slang) previous poster in a forum thread |
| 车上 | chē shang | |
| 上学 | shàngxué | to go to school; to attend school |
Questions about 上门
What does 上门 mean?
上门 (shàngmén) means "to drop in; to visit".
How do you write 上门?
上门 is made of 2 characters: 上 (3 strokes), 门 (3 strokes). That is 6 strokes in total.
Is 上门 an HSK word?
Yes. 上门 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 上门 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 上门 is written 上門.
What does 上门女婿 mean?
上门女婿 (shàngmén nǚxu) is a man who marries into and lives with his wife's family. This matches the dictionary sense of going to live with the wife's family and becoming part of it.
Can 上门 take a direct object like 上门我家?
No, 上门 does not take a place as an object. Say 到我家来 (dào wǒ jiā lái) or use a pattern like 上门拜访 (shàngmén bàifǎng, to pay a visit at someone's home).