English–Chinese
“visit relatives” in Chinese
Chinese
Pronunciation
Pinyintàn qīn
Example
这个周末我要回去探亲。zhè ge zhōu mò wǒ yào huí qù tàn qīn
This weekend, I'm going back to visit my relatives.
How to say “visit relatives” in Chinese
“Visit relatives” in Chinese is 探亲 (tàn qīn).
A family-directed trip whose central event is meeting relatives, whether the trip returns to one's home area or goes somewhere else.
Example sentences with 探亲
他准备带孩子回国探亲，让孩子见见祖父母。tā zhǔn bèi dài hái zi huí guó tàn qīn ràng hái zi jiàn jiàn zǔ fù mǔ
He plans to take his child back to his home country to visit relatives and let the child meet the grandparents.
Tips for using 探亲
- The relatives may live outside the speaker's hometown, so the word itself does not promise a homecoming; surrounding language supplies that travel detail.