How to say “visit” in Chinese
visit (polite)
“Visit” in Chinese is 光临, guāng lín: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
光临 is read guāng lín: 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
光临 — “to honor with a visit”, 面临 — “to face something”.
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 “光临”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 光临. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 欢迎光临！huānyíngguānglínWelcome!
- 谢谢光临欢迎下次光临xièxieguānglín,huānyíngxiàcìguānglínThanks for coming — we hope to see you again!
- 欢迎光临！您想买什么？huānyíngguānglín,nínxiǎngmǎishénmeWelcome! What would you like?
- 欢迎下次光临huānyíngxiàcìguānglínWe hope to see you again!
More words from the lesson “The convenience store”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “visit” in Chinese?
“Visit” in Chinese is 光临, pinyin guānglín.
What does 光临 mean?
光临 (guānglín) means “visit (polite)”.
How do you write 光临?
光临 is 2 characters: 光 (guāng) — light; only, just; 临 (lín) — approach, arrive. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 光临?
光临 is read guānglín. Tones: guāng — first tone, lín — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“visit” in the lesson “The convenience store”
This word is from the topic “Shopping” 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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