Usage note
上门表示到别人家里去。
shàng mén biǎo shì dào bié rén jiā lǐ qù。
Come to the door means to go to someone else's home.
Context note
上门常用于拜访、服务和送货。
shàng mén cháng yòng yú bài fǎng 、 fú wù hé sòng huò。
Come to the door often appears with visits, services, and deliveries.
5 examples
老师今天会上门。
lǎo shī jīn tiān huì shàng mén。
The teacher will come to the home today.
快递员上门送货。
kuài dì yuán shàng mén sòng huò。
The courier delivers to the door.
他们上门拜访。
tā men shàng mén bài fǎng。
They came to visit.
医生会上门检查。
yī shēng huì shàng mén jiǎn chá。
The doctor will come to the home for a checkup.
服务人员上门修理。
fú wù rén yuán shàng mén xiū lǐ。
The service staff come to the home to repair it.
5 mini stories
昨天快递员上门送了包裹。
zuó tiān kuài dì yuán shàng mén sòng le bāo guǒ。
Yesterday the courier came to deliver a package.
老师上门家访。
lǎo shī shàng mén jiā fǎng。
The teacher came to the home for a visit.
他们上门帮忙搬家。
tā men shàng mén bāng máng bān jiā。
They came to help move house.
这个公司提供上门服务。
zhè ge gōng sī tí gōng shàng mén fú wù。
This company provides home service.
医生说可以上门看病。
yī shēng shuō kě yǐ shàng mén kàn bìng。
The doctor said they could come to the home for treatment.
Mini dialogue
朋友上门
A
明天小明会上门来找我玩。
Míng tiān Xiǎo Míng huì shàng mén lái zhǎo wǒ wán.
Tomorrow Xiaoming will come to the door to play with me.
B
太好了，欢迎他上门做客。
Tài hǎo le, huān yíng tā shàng mén zuò kè.
Great, welcome him to come over as a guest.
快递上门
A
快递员刚刚上门送包裹了。
Kuài dì yuán gāng gāng shàng mén sòng bāo guǒ le.
The courier just came to the door to deliver the package.
B
哦，他上门的时候我不在家。
Ó, tā shàng mén de shí hòu wǒ bù zài jiā.
Oh, I wasn't home when he came to the door.
Related words and contrasts
similar
拜访
bài fǎng
visit
拜访 is a polite visit; 上门 means arriving at someone's home
contrast
回家
huí jiā
go home
上门 is going to someone else's place; 回家 is going to your own home