English–Chinese

“visit” in Chinese

Chinese

Also慰问 (wèi wèn) · 拜访 (bài fǎng) · 探望 (tàn wàng) · 看望 (kàn wàng) · 访问 (fǎng wèn)

Pronunciation

Pinyincān guān

Example

我们明天去参观博物馆。wǒ men míng tiān qù cān guān bó wù guǎn

We are going to visit the museum tomorrow.

Illustration for 参观 (visit)

How to say “visit” in Chinese

“Visit” in Chinese is 参观 (cān guān).

Going to a place and taking in what is there to learn about it.

Full entry for 参观: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 参观

上个周末我和朋友去参观了一个展览。shàng gè zhōu mò wǒ hé péng yǒu qù cān guān le yí gè zhán lǎn

Last weekend, my friends and I visited an exhibition.

Tips for using 参观

  • English visit can include seeing a person, but this word usually describes a purposeful learning trip to a place such as a museum, factory, or exhibition.

Other Chinese words for “visit”

我们去慰问病人。wǒ men qù wèi wèn bìng rén

We are going to visit a patient.

放学后我要去拜访爷爷。fàng xué hòu wǒ yào qù bài fǎng yé yé

After school, I am going to visit my grandpa.

我想明天去探望你。wǒ xiǎng míng tiān qù tàn wàng nǐ

I want to visit you tomorrow.

明天我要去医院看望他。míng tiān wǒ yào qù yī yuàn kàn wàng tā

Tomorrow I am going to the hospital to visit him.

我下周要去访问那家工厂。wǒ xià zhōu yào qù fǎng wèn nà jiā gōng chǎng

I am going to visit that factory next week.

欢迎光临本店!huān yíng guāng lín běn diàn

Welcome to our store!

感谢您今天光顾本店。gǎn xiè nín jīn tiān guāng gù běn diàn

Thank you for visiting our store today.

我想拜会您,请问什么时候方便?wǒ xiǎng bài huì nín qǐng wèn shén me shí hòu fāng biàn

I would like to visit you. When would be convenient?

他今天下午会来访我们公司。tā jīn tiān xià wǔ huì lái fǎng wǒ men gōng sī

He will visit our company this afternoon.

你去过北京吗?nǐ qù guò běi jīng ma

Have you ever visited Beijing?

我要去医院探视他。wǒ yào qù yī yuàn tàn shì tā

I'm going to the hospital to visit him.

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