visit; call on; pay a call to
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to visit; to call on
Used specifically for visiting someone (often family, elders, or friends) to express concern and greetings. Implies a sense of care and affection. The visit is usually made to see someone in person, not over the phone.
Wǒ我
xià下
zhōu周
mò末
yào要
huí回
lǎo老
jiā家
kàn看
wàng望
fù父
mǔ母
。
I'm going back to my hometown next weekend to visit my parents.
Tā他
měi每
nián年
chūn春
jié节
dōu都
qù去
kàn看
wàng望
tā他
dāng当
nián年
de的
lǎo老
zhàn战
yǒu友
。
He visits his old comrades-in-arms from back in the day every Spring Festival.
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Lǎo老
shī师
shēng生
bìng病
zhù住
yuàn院
le了
，
tóng同
xué学
men们
dōu都
jì计
huà划
zhe着
qù去
bìng病
fáng房
kàn看
wàng望
tā她
。
The teacher is sick and hospitalized, and the students all plan to visit her in the ward.
Zhè这
cì次
chū出
chāi差
lù路
guò过
Shàng上
hǎi海
，
zhèng正
hǎo好
kě可
yǐ以
shùn顺
biàn便
kàn看
wàng望
yī一
wèi位
lǎo老
péng朋
yǒu友
。
On this business trip, I'm passing through Shanghai, so I can conveniently pay a visit to an old friend.