探病

tànbìng

verb #27,028

Meanings

1 to visit a sick person
2 to call on someone who is ill

Characters

to visit; to probe; to investigate

Examples

她去医院探病，给朋友带了水果。

Tā qù yīyuàn tànbìng, gěi péngyou dàile shuǐguǒ.

She went to the hospital to visit her sick friend and brought fruit.

探病时不要带太多食物进来。

Tànbìng shí búyào dài tài duō shíwù jìnlái.

Don't bring too much food when visiting a patient.

Tips

culture

In Chinese culture, bringing fruit, nutritional supplements, or flowers when visiting the sick (探病) is a common and expected gesture of care.

Stroke Order

探 tàn

病 bìng