来访

來訪

láifǎng

verb HSK 7-9 #7,880

Meanings

1 to come to visit; to pay a visit
2 visiting (of a guest or delegation)

Characters

to visit; to call on

Literally 'come to visit' — a formal word for someone arriving as a guest.

Examples

欢迎外国朋友来访。

Huānyíng wàiguó péngyou láifǎng.

We welcome our foreign friends' visit.

来访的客人已经到了。

Láifǎng de kèrén yǐjīng dào le.

The visiting guests have already arrived.

Tips

register

来访 is formal and often used for official visits: 来访学者 (visiting scholar), 来访代表团 (visiting delegation). For casual visits between friends, use 来玩 or 串门 instead.

Stroke Order

来 lái

访 fǎng