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慰问 (wèi wèn) — how to say "to express sympathy" in Chinese
慰问
To express sympathy, to visit (someone in distress)
verb
Character composition
慰
to comfort, to soothe
问
to ask
Radicals / Keys
心
Heart
#61 · xīn · 4 strokes
門
Gate
#169 · mén · 8 strokes
Collocations
表示慰问
biǎo shì wèi wèn
express sympathy
Examples
公司领导去他家慰问他的家人。
The company leaders went to his home to express condolences to his family.
我们慰问病人。
We visited the patient.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say "to express sympathy" in Chinese?
"to express sympathy" in Chinese is 慰问 (wèi wèn).
慰问 meaning in English
慰问 (wèi wèn) means "To express sympathy, to visit (someone in distress)".
How is 慰问 pronounced?
It is pronounced wèi wèn (written as wei wen, weiwen). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "to express sympathy" in Chinese characters?
It is written 慰问: 慰 has 15 strokes, 问 has 6 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 慰问?
慰问 belongs to the HSK 6 vocabulary list.
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