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看望

kàn wàng · kan wang

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HSK 4Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to pay a visit to; to see (sb)
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Visiting Grandma

  1. Liangliang

    周末(zhōumò)我(wǒ)要(yào)去(qù)看望(kànwàng)奶奶(nǎinai)。

    I'm going to visit Grandma this weekend.

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)也(yě)想(xiǎng)去(qù)看望(kànwàng)她(tā)！

    I want to visit her too!

  3. Liangliang

    好啊(hǎoa)！我们(wǒmen)带(dài)点(diǎn)什么(shénme)？

    Sure! What should we bring?

  4. Dengdeng

    带(dài)水果(shuǐguǒ)吧(ba)。奶奶(nǎinai)喜欢(xǐhuan)苹果(píngguǒ)。

    Bring fruit. Grandma likes apples.

  5. Liangliang

    奶奶(nǎinai)说(shuō)，她(tā)最(zuì)爱(ài)做饭(zuòfàn)给(gěi)你(nǐ)吃(chī)。

    Grandma says she loves cooking for you most.

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)这次(zhècì)是(shì)去(qù)看望(kànwàng)她(tā)，还是(háishi)去(qù)吃饭(chīfàn)？

    So are we going to visit her this time, or to eat?

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2 examples
01

杰(jié)克(kè)森(sēn)一(yì)家(jiā)明(míng)天(tiān)下(xià)午(wǔ)就(jiù)要(yào)来(lái)看(kàn)望(wàng)我(wǒ)们(men)。

The Jacksons are visiting us tomorrow afternoon.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)来(lái)看(kàn)望(wàng)我(wǒ)的(de)父(fù)亲(qīn)。

I came to see my father.

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

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