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参观

cān guān · can guan

Traditional 參觀

HSK 2Old HSK 4

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. to look around
  2. to tour
  3. to visit
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The museum visit

  1. Dengdeng

    周末(zhōumò)我们(wǒmen)去(qù)参观(cānguān)博物馆(bówùguǎn)吧(ba)。

    Let's visit the museum this weekend.

  2. Liangliang

    好啊(hǎoa)，可是(kěshì)要(yào)排队(páiduì)。

    Good, but there will be a queue.

  3. Dengdeng

    参观(cānguān)要(yào)提前(tíqián)预约(yùyuē)。

    You have to book in advance to visit.

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)已经(yǐjīng)预约(yùyuē)了(le)。

    I already booked.

  5. Dengdeng

    太好了(tàihǎole)！

    Great!

  6. Liangliang

    不过(bùguò)我(wǒ)预约(yùyuē)的(de)是(shì)下周六(xiàzhōuliù)。

    But I booked for next Saturday.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)的(de)计(jì)划(huà)是(shì)参(cān)观(guān)苏(sū)格(gé)兰(lán)的(de)古(gǔ)堡(bǎo)。

My plan is visiting old castles in Scotland.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by Dejo · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)十(shí)年(nián)前(qián)参(cān)观(guān)了(le)福(fú)冈(gāng)。

I visited Fukuoka ten years ago.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CN · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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参
cān

to take part in; to participate

观
guān

to look at; to watch

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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