HSK · Level 16
135 words
Chinese word
探亲
Pronunciation
Pinyintàn qīn
Meaning
- verbvisit relatives
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.
More examples
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.
Core concept
A family-directed trip whose central event is meeting relatives, whether the trip returns to one's home area or goes somewhere else.
Common phrases
回国探亲huí guó tàn qīn
return to one's home country to visit relatives
去外地探亲qù wài dì tàn qīn
go to another region to visit relatives
带孩子回去探亲dài hái zi huí qù tàn qīn
take one's child back home to visit relatives
Similar words
走亲戚zǒu qīn qī: Going from one relative's home to another to visit, socialize, or exchange greetings.
拜访bài fǎng: Visiting a person or organization to offer greetings or handle a matter.
看望kàn wàng: Going to see a sick person or older person and check on their well-being.
Definition in Chinese
前往或回到亲属所在的地方看望他们，与亲人见面或团聚，既可指短期拜访也可指因节日或休假而回家团聚。qián wǎng huò huí dào qīn shǔ suǒ zài de dì fāng kàn wàng tā men yǔ qīn rén jiàn miàn huò tuán jù jì kě zhǐ duǎn qī bài fǎng yě kě zhǐ yīn jié rì huò xiū jià ér huí jiā tuán jù
Word origin
探 (tàn, "visit") + 亲 (qīn, "kin") joins the idea of seeking personal contact with the idea of family, producing a word for a purposeful family visit.
Usage tips
- The relatives may live outside the speaker's hometown, so the word itself does not promise a homecoming; surrounding language supplies that travel detail.
Other meanings
- return home to visit relativesverb
Opposites
- 断绝来往duàn jué lái wǎngcut off contactverb
- 冷落lěng luòtreat coldlyverb
Related words
- 探亲签证tàn qīn qiān zhèngvisiting-relatives visanoun