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探望

tànwàng
verb HSK 7 #7,103

Meanings

  1. 1 to visit
  2. 2 to call on (someone)

Characters

探
tàn
to explore; to visit
望
wàng
to look; to hope

Examples

我周末去医院探望奶奶。
Wǒ zhōumò qù yīyuàn tànwàng nǎinai.
I went to the hospital to visit my grandmother on the weekend.
老朋友从远方来探望我们。
Lǎo péngyou cóng yuǎnfāng lái tànwàng wǒmen.
Old friends came from far away to visit us.

Tips

usage
探望 implies visiting someone who is sick, elderly, or whom you haven't seen for a while. It's more formal and caring than 看望.

Stroke Order

探 tàn
望 wàng

Related Words

探 tàn HSK 7 #549
to explore / to probe / to visit
探险 tànxiǎn HSK 7 #5,501
to explore / to go on an expedition / to adventure
探测 tàncè HSK 7 #7,579
to probe / to detect / to explore (scientifically)
望 wàng HSK 7 #4,651
to hope; to expect / to gaze into the distance / reputation; prestige
欲望 yùwàng HSK 7 #3,606
desire / longing / appetite / lust
指望 zhǐwàng HSK 7 #2,065
to count on / to hope for / to expect
看望 kànwàng HSK 4 #8,375
to pay a visit to / to visit (a person) / to call on
望远镜 wàngyuǎnjìng HSK 7 #7,424
telescope / binoculars
探访 tànfǎng #9,379
to visit; to call on (someone) / to investigate; to explore (a place or topic)
探视 tànshì #9,917
to visit (a patient, prisoner, etc.) / to look in on; to pay a visit
探望 tànwàng
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