Writing
探望 (tàn wàng) — how to say "to visit" in Chinese
探望
To visit (someone)
verb
Character composition
探
to explore, to visit
望
to look, to hope
Radicals / Keys
手
Hand
#64 · shǒu · 4 strokes
月
Moon
#74 · yuè · 4 strokes
Synonyms
Collocations
探望父母
tàn wàng fù mǔ
to visit parents
探望病人
tàn wàng bìng rén
to visit a patient
Examples
我打算下个周末去探望我的老师。
I plan to visit my teacher next weekend.
我去探望朋友。
I'm going to visit a friend.
Frequently asked questions
How to say visit in Chinese?
"to visit" in Chinese is 探望 (tàn wàng).
探望 meaning in English
探望 (tàn wàng) means "To visit (someone)".
How is 探望 pronounced?
It is pronounced tàn wàng (written as tan wang, tanwang). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "to visit" in Chinese characters?
It is written 探望: 探 has 11 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 探望?
探望 belongs to the HSK 6 vocabulary list.
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