How to say “visit” in Chinese
visit, tour
“Visit” in Chinese is 参观, cān guān: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
参观 is read cān guān: 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 right, 见 — “see”.
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 “参观”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 参观. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 欢迎大家来我们学校参观huānyíngdàjiāláiwǒmenxuéxiàocānguānEveryone is welcome to visit our school!
- 我们参观了很多景点wǒmencānguānlehěnduōjǐngdiǎnWe visited lots of sights.
- 这个景点很值得参观zhègejǐngdiǎnhěnzhídécānguānThis sight is really worth visiting.
- 明天我们去参观博物馆吧。míngtiānwǒmenqùcānguānbówùguǎnbaLet's go to the museum tomorrow.
- 凭身份证便可免费参观。píngshēnfènzhèngbiànkěmiǎnfèicānguānFree admission with an ID card.
- 副2校长陪同客人参观了校园fùxiàozhǎngpéitóngkèréncānguānlexiàoyuánThe vice principal accompanied the guests on a tour of the campus.
More words from the lesson “A guided tour”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “visit” in Chinese?
“Visit” in Chinese is 参观, pinyin cānguān.
What does 参观 mean?
参观 (cānguān) means “visit, tour”.
How do you write 参观?
参观 is 2 characters: 参 (cān) — take part; 观 (guān) — look, observe. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 参观?
参观 is read cānguān. Tones: cān — first tone, guān — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“visit” in the lesson “A guided tour”
This word is from the topic “Travel and vacations” of HSK 4. 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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