探望

tànwàng ㄊㄢˋ ㄨㄤˋ

    • to visit
    • to call on sb
    • to look around

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Classifiers (measure words)

Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms 近义词

  • 看望 kànwàng
    • 看望病人 to visit a patient
    • 专程看望 to make a special trip to visit
  • 拜望 bàiwàng
    • 拜望师父 to pay a respectful visit to one's master
    • 改日拜望 to call on another day

Telling them apart

探望 often implies travelling a distance, typically to see a sick person, and is more formal. 看望 is for greeting elders or relatives and friends, is lighter, and is more colloquial. 拜望 is a respectful word for visiting someone, and is formal.

Words that sound like tànwàng

  • 贪玩 tānwán only want to have a good time

Words that sound like tànwàng

  • 貪玩 tānwán only want to have a good time

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