"To call on sb" in Chinese — 串门 (chuàn mén)

串

门

chuàn mén

to call on sb

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 串門1 example sentence

Definitions

1to call on sb
2to drop in
3to visit sb's home

Stroke order

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串

门

Zhuyin

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ㄔㄨㄢˋ

chuàn

ㄔ/ chㄨ/ uㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

ㄇㄣˊ

mén

ㄇ/ mㄣ/ enˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

串门

Simplified

串門

Traditional

Example sentences

See 串门 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

周末我常去邻居家串门。
zhōu mò wǒ cháng qù lín jū jiā chuàn mén。
On weekends I often drop in on my neighbors.

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Related words

门

mén

gate

串

chuàn

to string together

专门

zhuān mén

specialist

部门

bù mén

department

门口

mén kǒu

doorway

门票

mén piào

ticket (for theater, cinema etc)

出门

chū mén

to go out

大门

dà mén

entrance

上门

shàng mén

to drop in

门诊

mén zhěn

outpatient service

敲门

qiāo mén

to knock on a door

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To call on sb in Chinese: 串门 (chuàn mén)