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chūmén

出门chūménchūmén
to go out
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Usages of chūmén

她tā　常常chángcháng　走错zǒucuò，　所以suǒyǐ　出门chūmén　以前yǐqián　都dōu　看kàn　一下yíxià　地图dìtú。tā chángcháng zǒucuò, suǒyǐ chūmén yǐqián dōu kàn yíxià dìtú.
She often goes the wrong way, so before going out she always looks at the map.
我wǒ　下班xiàbān　以后yǐhòu　不bù　想xiǎng　出门chūmén。wǒ xiàbān yǐhòu bù xiǎng chūmén.
I don’t want to go out after work.
下班xiàbān　以后yǐhòu　我wǒ　不bù　想xiǎng　出门chūmén，　只zhǐ　想xiǎng　在zài　家jiā　跟gēn　家人jiārén　一起yìqǐ　吃饭chīfàn。xiàbān yǐhòu wǒ bù xiǎng chūmén, zhǐ xiǎng zài jiā gēn jiārén yìqǐ chīfàn.
After work I don’t want to go out; I just want to eat with my family at home.
出门chūmén　以前yǐqián，　她tā　总是zǒngshì　看kàn　一下yíxià　钱包qiánbāo、　护照hùzhào　和hé　手机shǒujī　在zài　不bù　在zài　包bāo　里li。chūmén yǐqián, tā zǒngshì kàn yíxià qiánbāo, hùzhào hé shǒujī zài bù zài bāo li.
Before going out, she always checks whether her wallet, passport, and phone are in her bag.
出门chūmén　的de　时候shíhou，　她tā　总是zǒngshì　拿ná　着zhe　包bāo，　戴dài　着zhe　眼镜yǎnjìng。chūmén de shíhou, tā zǒngshì ná zhe bāo, dài zhe yǎnjìng.
When she goes out, she always carries her bag and wears her glasses.
妈mā妈ma　让ràng　我wǒ　出门chūmén　的de　时候shíhou　戴dài　上shàng　帽子màozi，　说shuō　外面wàimiàn　的de　太tài　阳yáng　太tài　大dà。māma ràng wǒ chūmén de shíhou dài shàng màozi, shuō wàimiàn de tài yáng tài dà.
Mom tells me to put on a hat when going out, saying the sun outside is too strong.
出门chūmén　的de　时候shíhou　记得jìde　戴上dàishàng　帽子màozi。chūmén de shíhou jìde dàishàng màozi.
Remember to put on your hat when you go out.
周末zhōumò　我wǒ　想xiǎng　出门chūmén　购物gòuwù，　也yě　想xiǎng　在zài　咖啡馆kāfēiguǎn　放松fàngsōng　一下yíxià。zhōumò wǒ xiǎng chūmén gòuwù, yě xiǎng zài kāfēiguǎn fàngsōng yíxià.
On the weekend I want to go out shopping and also relax for a bit in a café.
我wǒ　本来běnlái　不bù　想xiǎng　出门chūmén，　但是dànshì　她tā　邀请yāoqǐng　我wǒ　去qù　公园gōngyuán　散步sànbù。wǒ běnlái bù xiǎng chūmén, dànshì tā yāoqǐng wǒ qù gōngyuán sànbù.
I originally didn’t want to go out, but she invited me to go for a walk in the park.
周末zhōumò　我wǒ　想xiǎng　出门chūmén　打工dǎgōng，　但是dànshì　爸爸bàba　不bù　同意tóngyì。zhōumò wǒ xiǎng chūmén dǎgōng, dànshì bàba bù tóngyì.
On weekends I want to go out to do part-time work, but my dad doesn’t agree.

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