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

HSK 2

欢迎外国朋友来访。

Huānyíng wàiguó péngyou láifǎng.

We welcome our foreign friends' visit.

HSK 2

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