探亲

探親
tànqīn
verb HSK 7 #28,291

Meanings

  1. 1 to visit relatives
  2. 2 to go home to see family

Characters

Literally 'visit family.' implies traveling a distance to visit, not just seeing someone nearby.

Examples

Chūnjié de shíhou wǒ yào huí lǎojiā tànqīn.
I'm going back to my hometown to visit family during Spring Festival.
Gōngsī gěi wǒmen sān tiān tànqīnjià.
The company gave us three days of family visit leave.

Tips

culture
探亲 (tànqīnjià, family visit leave) is an official type of leave in China, originally created for workers who live far from their families. During Spring Festival, the largest annual human migration in the world (, chūnyùn) is driven by people traveling to 探亲.

Stroke Order

tàn
qīn