Chinese word

来访

Pronunciation

Pinyinlái fǎng

Meaning

  • verbvisit

Example

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.

Illustration for 来访 (visit)

More examples

昨天有几位专家来访我们的实验室讨论项目。zuó tiān yǒu jǐ wèi zhuān jiā lái fǎng wǒ men de shí yàn shì tǎo lùn xiàng mù

Yesterday, several experts visited our laboratory to discuss the project.

Core concept

Someone coming from elsewhere to seek out a person or place.

Common phrases

  • 来访客户lái fǎng kè hù

    visiting clients

  • 来访代表团lái fǎng dài biǎo tuán

    visiting delegation

  • 来访专家lái fǎng zhuān jiā

    visiting experts

Similar words

访问fǎng wèn: Visiting someone or somewhere for an official purpose or work-related exchange.
拜访bài fǎng: Visiting someone politely to offer greetings or strengthen personal ties.
看望kàn wàng: Visiting a sick or elderly person to show care and see how they are doing.
到访dào fǎng: Making a visit after arriving at the place being visited, in formal administrative language.

Definition in Chinese

从外地或他处到来并拜访某人或某处。cóng wài dì huò tā chǔ dào lái bìng bài fǎng mǒu rén huò mǒu chù

Word origin

来 (lái, "come") + 访 (fǎng, "visit") joins movement toward a place with seeking out a person or place, forming the idea of coming to pay a visit.

Usage tips

  • This verb is common in formal announcements, business messages, and descriptions of an expected guest, while casual conversation usually uses a more everyday expression.

Opposites

Related words

  • 来访者lái fáng zhěvisitornoun
  • 来访登记lái fǎng dēng jìvisitor registrationnoun

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