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探访

tàn fǎng · tan fang

Traditional 探訪

Meaning

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  1. to seek by inquiry or search
  2. to call on
  3. to visit
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Visiting a neighbour

  1. Dengdeng

    周末(zhōumò)我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)去(qù)探访(tànfǎng)一位(yīwèi)老(lǎo)邻居(línjū)。

    This weekend I want to visit an old neighbour.

  2. Liangliang

    探访(tànfǎng)老(lǎo)邻居(línjū)要(yào)带(dài)什么(shénme)？

    What should we bring when visiting an old neighbour?

  3. Dengdeng

    带(dài)点(diǎn)水果(shuǐguǒ)就(jiù)好(hǎo)，他(tā)家(jiā)在(zài)六楼(liùlóu)，没有(méiyǒu)电梯(diàntī)。

    Some fruit is fine. His home is on the sixth floor, with no lift.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)水果(shuǐguǒ)会(huì)很(hěn)重(zhòng)！

    Then the fruit will be very heavy!

  5. Dengdeng

    没关系(méiguānxi)，我们(wǒmen)在(zài)楼下(lóuxià)先(xiān)吃(chī)一半(yībàn)。

    No problem. We'll eat half downstairs first.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)明(míng)天(tiān)会(huì)去(qù)医(yī)院(yuàn)里(lǐ)探(tàn)访(fǎng)我(wǒ)的(de)母(mǔ)亲(qīn)。

Tomorrow I'm going to visit my mother in the hospital.

Tatoeba: Chinese by DaoSeng · English by cruzedu73 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)每(měi)两(liǎng)天(tiān)探(tàn)访(fǎng)我(wǒ)们(men)。

She visits us every other day.

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

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