访问

• Pinyin: fǎng wèn
• Hanzi breakdown: 访 = 讠(speech) + 方 (direction), meaning to visit/inquire; 问 = 门 (door) + 口 (mouth), meaning to ask

Meaning

To visit; to interview; to access. Refers to a formal visit, interview, or accessing information.

Used in both physical visits (diplomatic, official) and digital contexts (accessing a website). More formal than 拜访. Common in news, politics, and technology contexts.

Examples

1. 总统下个月将访问中国。 The president will visit China next month.
2. 记者访问了这位著名的科学家。 The reporter interviewed this famous scientist.
3. 你可以访问我们的网站了解更多信息。 You can visit our website for more information.

Usage Guide

Context: news, politics, technology

Tone: formal

Do Say

• 欢迎访问我们的官方网站。(Welcome to visit our official website.)
• 代表团将于下周访问日本。(The delegation will visit Japan next week.)

Don't Say

• 我今天访问了朋友的家 (Don't use 访问 for casual visits to friends — use 去...家玩 or 拜访; 访问 implies a formal or official visit)

Origin & History

Compound of 访 (visit, inquire) and 问 (ask), together meaning to visit for the purpose of inquiry or exchange.

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal