Chinese word

回访

Pronunciation

Pinyinhuí fǎng

Meaning

  • nounfollow-up

Example

售后会安排一次回访。shòu hòu huì ān pái yí cì huí fǎng

After-sales service will arrange a follow-up.

Illustration for 回访 (follow-up)

More examples

售后团队会安排一次回访,确认产品问题是否解决。shòu hòu tuán duì huì ān pái yí cì huí fǎng què rèn chán pǐn wèn tí shì fǒu jiě jué

The after-sales team will arrange a follow-up to confirm whether the product problem has been resolved.

Core concept

A service provider's renewed contact with a customer to check the result, answer questions, and gather feedback.

Common phrases

  • 电话回访diàn huà huí fǎng

    telephone follow-up

  • 售后回访shòu hòu huí fǎng

    after-sales follow-up

  • 客户回访kè hù huí fǎng

    customer follow-up

Similar words

联系lián xì: Contact with a person or organization to exchange information or stay in touch.
跟进gēn jìn: Continued attention to a case or customer after an earlier interaction, with action taken as needed.
再联系zài lián xì: Renewed contact with someone who was contacted earlier.
回电huí diàn: A return phone call made after receiving a call.

Definition in Chinese

售后或服务过程中,对用户进行事后联系以检查使用情况、解答疑问或收集意见的再次访问或联系行为。shòu hòu huò fú wù guò chéng zhōng duì yòng hù jìn xíng shì hòu lián xì yǐ jiǎn chá shǐ yòng qíng kuàng jiě dá yí wèn huò shōu jí yì jiàn de zài cì fǎng wèn huò lián xì xíng wéi

Word origin

回 (huí, "return") + 访 (fǎng, "visit") forms a word for contacting or visiting someone again after the original service.

Usage tips

  • In everyday conversation, this word sounds tied to customer service, so casual contact with a friend is usually described with ordinary conversational wording instead.

Other meanings

  • return visitnoun
  • follow-up visitnoun

Opposites

  • 首访shǒu fǎnginitial visitnoun

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