visit relatives; call on kin
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to visit relatives; to call on one's relatives
A common social custom in Chinese culture, typically involving visits during holidays (especially Spring Festival) or special occasions. Often implies bringing gifts and spending time conversing.
Chūn春
jié节
qī期
jiān间
，
dà大
jiā家
dōu都
máng忙
zhe着
chuàn串
qīn亲
qi戚
。
During the Spring Festival, everyone is busy visiting relatives.
Tā他
měi每
nián年
Chūn春
jié节
dōu都
huí回
xiāng乡
xià下
chuàn串
qīn亲
qi戚
。
He goes back to the countryside to visit relatives every Spring Festival.
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Chuàn串
qīn亲
qi戚
de的
shí时
hou候
bié别
wàng忘
le了
dài带
xiē些
lǐ礼
wù物
。
Don't forget to bring some gifts when visiting relatives.
Xiàn现
zài在
nián年
qīng轻
rén人
bú不
tài太
xǐ喜
huan欢
chuàn串
qīn亲
qi戚
，
jué觉
de得
lèi累
。
Young people nowadays don't really like visiting relatives; they find it tiring.