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Expressing "to visit" with 探望 (tànwàng)
Structure
Subject + 探望 + Person
Explanation
探望 (tànwàng) means "to visit" someone, typically out of concern or care, such as visiting a sick person or an elderly relative. It carries a warmer, more personal tone than the general word 访问. It is commonly used when describing visits to family members, friends, or patients.
Examples
这个周末我打算去医院探望奶奶。
Zhège zhōumò wǒ dǎsuàn qù yīyuàn tànwàng nǎinai.
This weekend I plan to go to the hospital to visit my grandmother.
朋友生病了，我买了些水果去探望她。
Péngyǒu shēngbìng le, wǒ mǎi le xiē shuǐguǒ qù tànwàng tā.
My friend is sick, so I bought some fruit to go visit her.
每逢节假日，他都会回老家探望父母。
Měi féng jiéjiàrì, tā dōu huì huí lǎojiā tànwàng fùmǔ.
Every holiday, he goes back to his hometown to visit his parents.
这个周末我打算去医院探望奶奶。
Zhège zhōumò wǒ dǎsuàn qù yīyuàn tànwàng nǎinai.
I plan to visit my grandmother at the hospital this weekend.
朋友生病了，我买了些水果去探望她。
Péngyǒu shēngbìng le, wǒ mǎi le xiē shuǐguǒ qù tànwàng tā.
My friend is sick, so I bought some fruit to go visit her.
每逢节假日，他都会回老家探望父母。
Měi féng jiéjiàrì, tā dōu huì huí lǎojiā tànwàng fùmǔ.
Every holiday, he goes back to his hometown to visit his parents.