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上门

shàng mén · shang men

Traditional 上門

HSK 4

Meaning

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  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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Who is at the door?

  1. Dengdeng

    洗衣机(xǐyījī)坏(huài)了(le)，我(wǒ)叫(jiào)了(le)师傅(shīfu)上门(shàngmén)。

    The washing machine is broken, so I called a technician to come.

  2. Liangliang

    他(tā)什么(shénme)时候(shíhou)上门(shàngmén)？

    When is he coming?

  3. Dengdeng

    他(tā)说(shuō)下午(xiàwǔ)两点(liǎngdiǎn)上门(shàngmén)。

    He said he comes at two this afternoon.

  4. Liangliang

    现在(xiànzài)三点(sāndiǎn)了(le)……

    It is three o'clock now...

  5. Dengdeng

    有人(yǒurén)敲门(qiāomén)！应该(yīnggāi)是(shì)师傅(shīfu)上门(shàngmén)了(le)。

    Someone is knocking! It must be the technician.

  6. Liangliang

    师傅(shīfu)你好(nǐhǎo)……啊(a)，是(shì)邻居(línjū)来(lái)借(jiè)酱油(jiàngyóu)。

    Hello... oh, it is the neighbour borrowing soy sauce.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

有(yǒu)人(rén)昨(zuó)天(tiān)上(shàng)门(mén)拜(bài)访(fǎng)了(le)她(tā)。

Someone called on her yesterday.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jan_OkulaJu · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)家(jiā)维(wéi)修(xiū)公(gōng)司(sī)提(tí)供(gōng)上(shàng)门(mén)服(fú)务(wù)。

This repair company provides door-to-door service.

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