Chinese word

出门

Pronunciation

Pinyinchū mén

Meaning

  • verbgo out

Example

我要现在出门买点东西。wǒ yào xiàn zài chū mén mái diǎn dōng xī

I want to go out now to buy something.

Illustration for 出门 (go out)

More examples

他每天早上七点出门上班。tā měi tiān zǎo shàng qī diǎn chū mén shàng bān

He leaves home for work at seven every morning.

Core concept

Crossing from the inside of a home or room to the outside, usually for an everyday errand or activity.

Common phrases

  • 出门买东西chū mén mǎi dōng xī

    go out shopping

  • 出门上班chū mén shàng bān

    leave home for work

  • 出门散步chū mén sàn bù

    go out for a walk

Similar words

去qù: Going from one place to another, with the destination or direction as the focus.
出去chū qù: Going from indoors to outside, with the movement across the boundary as the focus.
外出wài chū: Leaving home or work to spend time outside, whether for an errand or another activity.
离开lí kāi: Leaving a place and going elsewhere, with the original place as the focus.

Definition in Chinese

从家里或室内离开到外面，语气偏日常口语，可用于短时间离开或外出活动。cóng jiā lǐ huò shì nèi lí kāi dào wài miàn yǔ qì piān rì cháng kóu yǔ kě yòng yú duǎn shí jiān lí kāi huò wài chū huó dòng

Word origin

出 (chū, "exit") + 门 (mén, "door") forms a verb that pictures passing through a doorway into the outside world.

Usage tips

  • For English-speaking learners, 出门 (chūmén, "go out") usually means physically leaving home, so it does not by itself suggest dating or socializing, as English "go out" sometimes does.

Other meanings

  • leave the houseverb

Opposites

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