探望

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Chinese

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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)
simp. #(探望)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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探望

  1. to visit (someone who cannot be easily seen)
    上年探望一些非洲貧窮家庭 [MSC, trad.]
    上年探望一些非洲贫穷家庭 [MSC, simp.]
    Shàngnián wǒ tànwàng guò yīxiē Fēizhōu de pínqióng jiātíng. [Pinyin]
    I visited some impoverished families in Africa last year.
    放假我們一家大小鄉下探望祖母 [MSC, trad.]
    放假我们一家大小乡下探望祖母 [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

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  • (to visit):
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  • (to look about):
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Derived terms

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Descendants

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