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Expressing 'to visit' with 探访 (tànfǎng)
Actions & Events
Direction & Movement
Structure
Subject + 探访 + Object
Explanation
探访 (tànfǎng) means to visit or call on someone or someplace, often with a sense of exploration or investigation. It is slightly more formal than 访问 and can imply visiting somewhere remote or unfamiliar.
Examples
记者专程去山村探访了那位百岁老人。
Jìzhě zhuānchéng qù shāncūn tànfǎng le nà wèi bǎi suì lǎorén.
The reporter made a special trip to visit the centenarian in the mountain village.
我们计划下周去探访几个古老的村庄。
Wǒmen jìhuà xià zhōu qù tànfǎng jǐ ge gǔlǎo de cūnzhuāng.
We plan to visit several ancient villages next week.
她每年都会回老家探访亲戚朋友。
Tā měi nián dōu huì huí lǎojiā tànfǎng qīnqi péngyou.
She goes back to her hometown every year to visit relatives and friends.