上门 (shàng mén) — to visit, to drop in (at someone's home); to lock a door; (of a shop) to close; to go and live with one's wife's family (as a live-in son-in-law)
Definition
上门 means visiting someone's home, usually with a purpose like delivering or fixing something, more purposeful than a casual 串门 drop-by. It also covers locking a door or a shop closing, and (as 倒插门) a man moving in with his wife's family.
verb
to visitto drop in (at someone's home)to lock a door(of a shop) to closeto go and live with one's wife's family (as a live-in son-in-law)
Examples
- 上门。Wǒ míng tiān qù shàng mén bài fǎng tā.I'll go visit him tomorrow.
- 上门。Wǎn shàng shuì jiào qián bié wàng le shàng mén.Don't forget to lock the door before going to bed.
- ，。Tā shàng le yí cì mén, dàn méi jiàn dào rén.He visited once but didn't see anyone.
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