How to say “leave home” in Chinese
leave home
“Leave home” in Chinese is 出门, chū mén: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
出门 is read chū mén: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
A picture of a doorway.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “出门”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 出门. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 你什么时候出门？nǐshénmeshíhouchūménWhen are you leaving?
- 我明天出门星期天回来wǒmíngtiānchūmén,xīngqītiānhuíláiI'm leaving tomorrow and coming back on Sunday.
- 今天下雨，加上我有点儿不舒服，就没出门。jīntiānxiàyǔ,jiāshàngwǒyǒudiǎnrbùshūfu,jiùméichūménIt's raining today, and on top of that I'm not feeling well — so I didn't go out.
- 出门的时候别忘了锁门chūméndeshíhoubiéwànglesuǒménWhen you go out, don't forget to lock the door.
- 出门以前把电器都关掉chūményǐqián,bǎdiànqìdōuguāndiàoBefore you go out, turn off all the appliances.
- 我起晚了急忙出门wǒqǐwǎnle,jímángchūménI overslept and rushed out of the house.
More words from the lesson “The door is open”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “leave home” in Chinese?
“Leave home” in Chinese is 出门, pinyin chūmén.
What does 出门 mean?
出门 (chūmén) means “leave home”.
How do you write 出门?
出门 is 2 characters: 出 (chū) — go out; 门 (mén) — door. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 出门?
出门 is read chūmén. Tones: chū — first tone, mén — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“leave home” in the lesson “The door is open”
This word is from the topic “There and back” of HSK 2. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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