回门

回門

huímén

verb

Meanings

1 (of a new bride) to return to her parents' home for the first time after marriage

Characters

door / family home

Examples

HSK 3

回门要带双数的礼物。

Huímén yào dài shuāng shù de lǐwù.

For 回门 you should bring gifts in even numbers.

HSK 7-9

按传统，婚后第三天要回门。

Àn chuántǒng, hūnhòu dìsān tiān yào huímén.

By tradition, the bride returns home on the third day after the wedding.

Tips

culture

回门 traditionally happens on the third day after the wedding (三朝回门). The couple visits the bride's parents with even-numbered gifts (双数 is auspicious), and a 回门宴 (return banquet) is hosted by her family. In modern weddings the custom is often shortened to just a family lunch the day after.

Stroke Order

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