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

Word relationships

Related words

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• 访问 fǎng wèn 访问 fǎng wèn to visit Formal or official visit, often used in contexts like official visits, website visits.: to visit
• 登门 dēng mén 登门 dēng mén to visit sb at home To visit someone's home, similar to 上门 but more literary or formal.: to visit sb at home
• 看 kàn 看 kàn to see General verb for 'to see' or 'to visit' informally, as in 去看朋友.: to see

Synonyms

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• 拜访 bài fǎng 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.: to pay a visit; to call on

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 上门客 shàng mén kè: bricks-and-mortar customer; walk-in customer
• 上门费 上门费 shàng mén fèi: house call fee
• 带上门 带上门 dài shàng mén: to close the door (when going through it)
• 引鬼上门 引鬼上门 yǐn guǐ shàng mén: to invite the devil to one's house (idiom)
• 找上门 找上门 zhǎo shàng mén: to come to sb's door

Child Words of 上门

• 上 上 shàng: on top
• 门 门 mén: gate