Writing
看望 (kàn wàng) — how to say "to visit" in Chinese
看望
To visit, to call on
verb
Character composition
看
to look, to visit
望
to look into the distance, to hope
Radicals / Keys
月
Moon
#74 · yuè · 4 strokes
目
Eye
#109 · mù · 5 strokes
Synonyms
Collocations
看望父母
kànwàng fùmǔ
visit parents
看望朋友
kànwàng péngyou
visit friends
Examples
周末的时候，他常常会去养老院看望那里的老人们，陪他们说说话。
On weekends, he often goes to the nursing home to visit the elderly and chat with them.
看望病人
To visit a patient.
Frequently asked questions
Chinese word for visit
"to visit" in Chinese is 看望 (kàn wàng).
看望 meaning in English
看望 (kàn wàng) means "To visit, to call on".
How is 看望 pronounced?
It is pronounced kàn wàng (written as kan wang, kanwang). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "to visit" in Chinese characters?
It is written 看望: 看 has 9 strokes, 望 has 11 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 看望?
看望 belongs to the HSK 5 vocabulary list.
Tomyo
Learn Chinese words with spaced repetition
Add 看望 to your vocabulary and remember it with smart reviews, audio and examples.