Chinese word

上门

Pronunciation

Pinyinshàng mén

Meaning

  • verbcome over

Example

我明天会上门看你。wǒ míng tiān huì shàng mén kàn nǐ

I'll come over to see you tomorrow.

Illustration for 上门 (come over)

More examples

他明天会上门拜访老师。tā míng tiān huì shàng mén bài fǎng lǎo shī

He will come over to visit his teacher tomorrow.

Core concept

Go to where another person lives or works instead of waiting for them to come.

Common phrases

  • 上门拜访shàng mén bài fǎng

    visit someone at home

  • 上门看望shàng mén kàn wàng

    go to visit someone at home

  • 上门取件shàng mén qǔ jiàn

    come to pick up a package

Similar words

拜访bài fǎng: Visiting someone in a formal and courteous way.
访问fǎng wèn: Going to someone's location to meet them.
来访lái fǎng: Coming over to someone's place for a visit.
看望kàn wàng: Visiting someone after a long separation or during an illness to see how they are.

Definition in Chinese

到别人家里或营业场所去看望、拜访或提供服务。dào bié rén jiā lǐ huò yíng yè cháng suǒ qù kàn wàng bài fǎng huò tí gōng fú wù

Word origin

上 (shàng, "go toward") + 门 (mén, "door") creates the image of reaching someone's doorway, which extends to visiting that person's home or business.

Usage tips

  • The word fits both friendly visits and practical appointments, so a service worker can be the subject as naturally as a friend.

Other meanings

  • make a house callverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 上门拜访shàng mén bài fǎngvisit someone at homeverb
  • 上门取件shàng mén qǔ jiàncome to pick up packagesverb

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