Meaning of 出门
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to go out
- to leave home
- to go on a journey
- away from home
- (of a woman) to get married
How to use 出门
出门 is the everyday way to say you are leaving the house, whether for a short errand or a longer trip. It is a verb-object phrase, so it usually has no object after it. Example: 我八点出门。(Wǒ bā diǎn chūmén.) I leave home at eight.
出 (chū) means to go out and 门 (mén) means door, so 出门 is simply going out through the door. Picture yourself stepping out the front door of your home.
Common mistake: Learners often add a place after it, as in 出门商店, but 出门 already contains its object. Say 出门去商店 (chūmén qù shāngdiàn) instead. Also keep the first tone on 出 (chū) and the second tone on 门 (mén).
出门 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
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出 chū · to go out · 5 strokes
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门 mén · gate · 3 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 出门.
| 出来 | chūlái | to come out; to appear |
| 出去 | chūqù | to go out |
| 门口 | ménkǒu | doorway; gate |
| 门票 | ménpiào | ticket (for theater, cinema etc) |
| 出现 | chūxiàn | to appear; to arise; to emerge; to show up |
| 出发 | chūfā | to set off; to start (on a journey); (fig.) to proceed from (a particular standpoint or ba |
| 出生 | chūshēng | to be born |
| 提出 | tíchū | to raise (an issue); to propose |
| 找出 | zhǎochū | to find; to search out |
| 出口 | chūkǒu | an exit; to speak |
| 拿出 | náchū | to take out; to put out |
| 出租车 | chūzūchē | taxi; (Tw) rental car |
Questions about 出门
What does 出门 mean?
出门 (chūmén) means "to go out; to leave home".
How do you write 出门?
出门 is made of 2 characters: 出 (5 strokes), 门 (3 strokes). That is 8 strokes in total.
Is 出门 an HSK word?
Yes. 出门 is on the HSK 2 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 出门 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 出门 is written 出門.
What is the difference between 出门 and 出去?
出门 focuses on leaving your home or building, often to go somewhere for a while. 出去 (chūqù) is more general and means going out from wherever the speaker is, such as leaving a room. You can say 出去一下 for stepping out briefly, even inside a building.
Does 出门 really mean a woman getting married?
Yes, this is an older, traditional sense, referring to a bride leaving her parents' home. In modern speech it is rare, and people normally use 出嫁 (chūjià) or 结婚 (jiéhūn). Most of the time 出门 just means going out.