出门
HSK 2 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)
出门 (chūmén) · to go out
出门 (chūmén) means “to go out; to leave home”. It is written with 2 characters: 出 (to go out) + 门 (door). It is an HSK 2 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 出门 is built
The characters
出 chū · to go out
What 出 is made of
- 屮chè — sprout
- 凵qiǎn — container
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 凵qiǎn — container
Origin hint: A sprout 屮 growing out of a container 凵 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
门 mén · door
What 门 is made of
- 丶 — dot
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: An open doorway or gate (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
下雨了，别出门了。Xià yǔ le, bié chūmén le.It's raining, don't go out.
你几点出门？Nǐ jǐ diǎn chūmén?What time are you leaving home?
Questions about 出门
What does 出门 mean?
出门 (chūmén) means “to go out; to leave home”.
How do you pronounce 出门?
出门 is pronounced chūmén.
Which HSK level is 出门?
出门 is in HSK 2 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 出来chūláito come out
- 出去chūqùto go out
- 出发chūfāto set off
- 出国chūguóto go abroad
- 出口chūkǒuexit
- 出生chūshēngto be born
- 出现chūxiànto appear
- 出院chūyuànto leave hospital
- 出租chūzūto rent out
- 出租车chūzūchētaxi
Learn 出门 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 71: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.