探望

Chinese

to explore; to search out; to scout
to explore; to search out; to scout; to visit
 
hope; expect; to visit
hope; expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); look towards; towards
 
trad. (探望) 探 望
simp. #(探望) 探 望

Pronunciation

Verb

探望

  1. to visit (someone who cannot be easily seen)
    上年我探望過一些非洲的貧窮家庭。 [MSC, trad.]
    上年我探望过一些非洲的贫穷家庭。 [MSC, simp.]
    Shàngnián wǒ tànwàng guò yīxiē Fēizhōu de pínqióng jiātíng. [Pinyin]
    I visited some impoverished families in Africa last year.
    放假了，我們一家大小往鄉下去探望祖母。 [MSC, trad.]
    放假了，我们一家大小往乡下去探望祖母。 [MSC, simp.]
    Fàngjià le, wǒmen yījiādàxiǎo wǎng xiāngxià qù tànwàng zǔmǔ. [Pinyin]
    We had a holiday, so our whole family went to the countryside to visit grandmother.
  2. to look about

Synonyms

  • (to visit):
  • (to look about):

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (探望):
  • → Korean: 탐망(探望) (tammang)
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