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tàn wàng · tan wang

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. to visit
  2. to call on sb
  3. to look around

In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)已(yǐ)经(jīng)很(hěn)久(jiǔ)没(méi)有(yǒu)探(tàn)望(wàng)过(guò)祖(zǔ)母(mǔ)了(le)。

It's been a long time since I visited my grandmother.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by darinmex · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

海(hǎi)伦(lún)每(měi)个(gè)星(xīng)期(qī)天(tiān)探(tàn)望(wàng)她(tā)的(de)叔(shū)叔(shu)。

Helen visits her uncle every Sunday.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CN · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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