How to say “pay a visit” in Chinese
pay a visit, call on
“Pay a visit” in Chinese is 拜访, bài fǎng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
拜访 is read bài fǎng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left you can see 手 “hand”: people bowed with their hands joined.
On the left, 讠 “speech”; on the right, 方 fāng hints at the sound: to come and ask around.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “拜访”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 拜访. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 明天我想去拜访王教授。míngtiānwǒxiǎngqùbàifǎngWángjiàoshòuTomorrow I’d like to pay a visit to Professor Wang.
- 改天我再来拜访您gǎitiānwǒzàiláibàifǎngnínI’ll come visit you another day.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “pay a visit” in Chinese?
“Pay a visit” in Chinese is 拜访, pinyin bàifǎng.
What does 拜访 mean?
拜访 (bàifǎng) means “pay a visit, call on”.
How do you write 拜访?
拜访 is 2 characters: 拜 (bài) — bow; pay a visit; 访 (fǎng) — visit. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 拜访?
拜访 is read bàifǎng. Tones: bài — fourth tone, fǎng — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“pay a visit” in the lesson “Visits, social and business”
This word is from the topic “Family and loved ones” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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