上门

shàng mén

HSK 3.0 Level 4 Verb Common

Definitions

1. to drop in
2. to visit
3. to lock a door
4. (of a shop) to close
5. to go and live with one's wife's family, in effect becoming a member of her family

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Word relationships

Related words

3 items

访问

fǎng wèn

to visit

Formal or official visit, often used in contexts like official visits, website visits.

登门

dēng mén

to visit sb at home

To visit someone's home, similar to 上门 but more literary or formal.

看

kàn

to see

General verb for 'to see' or 'to visit' informally, as in 去看朋友.

Synonyms

1 item

拜访

bài fǎng

to pay a visit; to call on

To visit someone formally or politely, while 上门 implies going to someone's place for services or casual visit.

Usage notes

Common mistakes

上门 is not used for casual visits among friends; it often implies a purpose like delivery or service. Avoid using it as a generic 'visit'.

Formality

上门 can be used in both informal and formal settings, but the context of visiting for services (e.g., 上门服务) is common in modern Chinese.

Words Containing 上门

上门客

shàng mén kè

bricks-and-mortar customer; walk-in customer

house call fee

to close the door (when going through it)

引鬼上门

yǐn guǐ shàng mén

to invite the devil to one's house (idiom)

找上门

zhǎo shàng mén

to come to sb's door

Child Words of 上门

on top

gate

上门