上门

shàng mén

HSK 4

Meaning

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

Definition

到别人家里去；登门拜访或提供服务。

To go to someone's home; to visit or provide service at a person's doorstep.

Usage

常用作动词，表示主动前往某人的住所进行拜访、服务或交易。可单独使用，也可后接宾语。

Commonly used as a verb, indicating actively going to someone's residence for a visit, service, or transaction. It can be used alone or followed by an object.

Examples

1 明天我会上门拜访您。（I will visit you at your home tomorrow.）
2 这家餐厅提供上门送餐服务。（This restaurant offers home delivery service.）
3 他亲自上门道歉，态度很诚恳。（He came to apologize in person, with a sincere attitude.）
4 维修工人已经上门修理热水器了。（The repairman has come to fix the water heater.）
5 在古代，女子出嫁叫‘上门女婿’。（In ancient times, a man marrying into his wife's family was called an 'adopted son-in-law'.）

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