访 fǎng — inquire; seek; visit
记者去农村采访了几位老人。Jì zhě qù nóng cūn cǎi fǎng le jǐ wèi lǎo rén.The reporter went to the countryside to interview some elderly people.
Common words: 访问 (fǎng wèn)、采访 (cǎi fǎng)、拜访 (bài fǎng)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "visit"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "visit", including 访 (fǎng), 拜 (bài). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words, and examples.
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "visit" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 访 (fǎng), 拜 (bài) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters do not share a sound — their readings span fǎng, bài — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 访 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 访 fǎnginquire; seek; visitUseful words: 访问, 采访
- 拜 bàito pay respect; worship; visit; saluteUseful words: 拜访, 礼拜
Common words for these 2 "visit" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 访 (fǎng) — so "visit" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
访问fǎng wènto visit; to call on (a person or place); (computing) to visit (a website); to access (a network resource etc)采访cǎi fǎngto interview; to gather news; to hunt for and collect; to cover拜访bài fǎngto pay a visit; to call on拜访bài fǎngto pay a visit; to call on礼拜lǐ bàito attend a religious service; (coll.) week; (coll.) Sunday崇拜chóng bàito worship; adoration
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "visit".
拜 bài — to pay respect; worship; visit; salute
过年的时候我们要去给长辈拜年。Guò nián de shí hou wǒ men yào qù gěi zhǎng bèi bài nián.During New Year, we pay New Year greetings to our elders.
Common words: 拜访 (bài fǎng)、礼拜 (lǐ bài)、崇拜 (chóng bài)
All 2 characters
Open 访、拜 or any character below to hear it read aloud and see it used in an example sentence.