探望

tànwàng

verb HSK 7-9 #7,103

Meanings

1 to visit
2 to call on (someone)

Characters

to explore; to visit

to look; to hope

Examples

HSK 2

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.

HSK 6

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