Chinese word

随访

Pronunciation

Pinyinsuí fǎng

Meaning

  • verbfollow up

Example

医生让病人一个月后来随访。yī shēng ràng bìng rén yí gè yuè hòu lái suí fǎng

The doctor told the patient to come back for a follow-up visit a month later.

Illustration for 随访 (follow up)

More examples

客户经理会在购买后打电话进行随访，确认使用情况。kè hù jīng lǐ huì zài gòu mǎi hòu dǎ diàn huà jìn xíng suí fǎng què rèn shǐ yòng qíng kuàng

The account manager will call customers after purchase to follow up and confirm how they are using it.

Core concept

A scheduled return check that tracks a patient's or study participant's condition over time.

Common phrases

  • 电话随访diàn huà suí fǎng

    follow up by phone

  • 进行随访jìn xíng suí fǎng

    conduct a follow-up

  • 定期随访dìng qī suí fǎng

    conduct regular follow-ups

Similar words

跟进gēn jìn: Involves checking how a matter is progressing and deciding what to do next.
复诊fù zhěn: Involves going back to a hospital or clinic for another medical consultation after treatment.
复查fù chá: Involves doing tests or checks again to confirm a diagnosis or treatment result.

Definition in Chinese

按照计划对患者或研究对象在治疗或观察后定期回访，以评估病情变化或疗效。àn zhào jì huà duì huàn zhě huò yán jiū duì xiàng zài zhì liáo huò guān chá hòu dìng qī huí fǎng yǐ píng gū bìng qíng biàn huà huò liáo xiào

Word origin

随 (suí, "follow") + 访 (fǎng, "visit") combines following with visiting, creating the image of planned visits that track a case after treatment or observation.

Usage tips

  • In research writing, the person being monitored can be a study participant rather than a patient, which helps identify this term when it appears outside a hospital chart.

Other meanings

  • check onverb
  • visit regularlyverb

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