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登门 (dēng mén) — to visit (someone's home), to call on (at one's door)

Definition

登门 means to visit someone at their home, calling on them in person. It sounds more formal and deliberate than everyday 去 somebody's home, and is often used for visits to elders, important people, or to express respect.

verb
to visit (someone's home)to call on (at one's door)

Examples

  • 登门。
    Wǒ míng tiān dēng mén qù kàn nǐ.
    I'll come to your house to see you tomorrow.
  • 。
    Tā qù nián dēng guò sān cì mén.
    He visited (someone's home) three times last year.
  • 登门。
    Huān yíng nǐ suí shí dēng mén.
    You are welcome to visit anytime.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

登dēngclimb
门méndoor

登 means to climb or go up, and 门 means door, together suggesting going to someone's door.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 癶癶bōleft and right feet
  • 豆豆dòupictogrammic of raised object; stepping stone

登 pairs 癶, left and right feet, with 豆, a raised object or stepping stone; its older form also showed two hands at the bottom, which later dropped.

Open 登 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 門; 门 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 門 pictures a gate as two door shapes side by side; the simplified 门 is a later shorthand.

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