串 chuàn
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
串门
chuànmén
to visit someone at home; to drop in
Characters in this word
门 mén
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 门 — gate, door, entrance, opening
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 春节期间，很多年轻人不再逐户串门，而是通过视频向亲友拜年。 Chūnjié qījiān, hěn duō niánqīng rén bú zài zhú hù chuànmén, ér shì tōngguò shìpín xiàng qīnyǒu bàinián. During the Spring Festival, many young people no longer visit relatives door to door, but send New Year greetings by video.
- 周末邻居们常常互相串门，聊聊天喝喝茶。 Zhōumò línjūmen chángcháng hùxiāng chuànmén, liáoliao tiān hēhe chá. At weekends neighbours often drop in on each other to chat and drink tea.
- 小时候我最喜欢去奶奶家隔壁串门。 Xiǎoshíhou wǒ zuì xǐhuan qù nǎinai jiā gébì chuànmén. As a child, I loved most of all dropping in next door to Grandma's.
Related words
- 串 chuàn string, bunch; measure word for strings
- 一连串 yìliánchuàn a series of; a string of
- 门 mén door, gate
- 门口 ménkǒu doorway, entrance
- 门票 ménpiào admission ticket
- 出门 chūmén to go out
- 大门 dàmén main entrance; gate
- 部门 bùmén department
- 专门 zhuānmén specially
- 上门 shàngmén to visit someone at home
- 门诊 ménzhěn outpatient clinic
- 敲门 qiāomén to knock on a door