How to say “visit” in Chinese

访问
fǎngwèn

visit (officially)

verb · HSK 5 · topic “The world and the news”

“Visit” in Chinese is 访问, fǎng wèn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

访问 is read fǎng wèn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

fǎng — 3rd tonelow, dipping and rising a little
wèn — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

访
fǎng — visit

On the left, 讠 “speech”; on the right, 方 fāng hints at the sound: to come and ask around.

问
wèn — ask

A 门 “door” with a 口 “mouth” in it.

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 “访问”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 访问. Tap the sound icon to listen.

  • 中国大学代表团将访问俄罗斯。ZhōngguódàxuédàibiǎotuánjiāngfǎngwènÉluósīA delegation of Chinese universities will visit Russia.
  • 这次访问增进了两国的友谊zhècìfǎngwènzēngjìnleliǎngguódeyǒuyìThis visit strengthened the friendship between the two countries.
  • 校长率领代表团访问了俄罗斯。xiàozhǎngshuàilǐngdàibiǎotuánfǎngwènleÉluósīThe university president led a delegation on a visit to Russia.

More words from the lesson “A delegation's visit”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “visit” in Chinese?

“Visit” in Chinese is 访问, pinyin fǎngwèn.

What does 访问 mean?

访问 (fǎngwèn) means “visit (officially)”.

How do you write 访问?

访问 is 2 characters: 访 (fǎng) — visit; 问 (wèn) — ask. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 访问?

访问 is read fǎngwèn. Tones: fǎng — third tone, wèn — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“visit” in the lesson “A delegation's visit”

This word is from the topic “The world and the news” of HSK 5. 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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