探望

• ピンイン: tàn wàng
• 漢字の分解: 探 = 扌+ 罙; 望 = 亡 + 月 + 王 (to gaze into the distance)

意味

（見舞いなどで）訪ねる；面会する。

A polite, slightly formal term for visiting someone, typically those who are ill, elderly, or whom one hasn't seen in a while. More purposeful than a casual drop-by. Often involves bringing gifts.

例文

1. 听说老师住院了，我们打算周末去探望她。
2. 每逢节日，他都会去养老院探望那些孤寡老人。
3. 好朋友从国外回来，我专程去机场探望。

使い方ガイド

場面: hospital visits, elderly care, formal visits

トーン: caring

正しい言い方

• 我去医院探望朋友。(I'm going to visit my friend in the hospital.)
• 谢谢你来探望我。(Thank you for coming to see me.)

避ける言い方

• 把日常闲逛说成'探望' (探望 implies purposeful visiting of specific people — for casual hanging out, use 串门)

起源と歴史

探 means to visit or probe, 望 means to look toward or hope. Together: to visit and see.

文化的背景

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal