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出门

chū mén · chu men

Traditional 出門

HSK 2

Meaning

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  1. to go out
  2. to leave home
  3. to go on a journey
  4. away from home
  5. (of a woman) to get married
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Weather check

  1. Dengdeng

    外面(wàimiàn)很(hěn)冷(lěng)，出门(chūmén)要(yào)穿(chuān)外套(wàitào)。

    It's very cold outside. You need a coat to go out.

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)出门(chūmén)前(qián)看(kàn)过(guò)了(le)，今天(jīntiān)二十五度(èrshíwǔdù)。

    I checked before going out. It's 25 degrees today.

  3. Dengdeng

    二十五度(èrshíwǔdù)？我(wǒ)的(de)手机(shǒujī)说(shuō)五度(wǔdù)。

    25? My phone says 5.

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)的(de)是(shì)哪里(nǎlǐ)的(de)天气(tiānqì)？

    Whose weather are you looking at?

  5. Dengdeng

    哈尔滨(hāěrbīn)。我(wǒ)下个月(xiàgèyuè)要(yào)去(qù)。

    Harbin. I'm going next month.

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)出门(chūmén)不用(bùyòng)穿(chuān)外套(wàitào)了(le)。

    Then you do not need a coat to go out.

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2 examples
01

你(nǐ)要(yào)穿(chuān)那(nà)种(zhǒng)衣(yī)服(fu)出(chū)门(mén)？不(bú)太(tài)好(hǎo)看(kàn)耶(ye)。

Going out with those clothes? They look kinda bad.

Tatoeba: Chinese by kanaorange · English by Scott · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

为(wèi)了(le)弄(nòng)到(dào)一(yí)个(gè)好(hǎo)位(wèi)子(zi)，我(wǒ)很(hěn)早(zǎo)就(jiù)出(chū)门(mén)了(le)。

I left home early to get a good seat.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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出
chū

to go out; to come out; to arise; to occur

门
mén

gate; door

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