拜访

• 拼音: bài fǎng
• 汉字拆解: 拜 = 手 (hand) doubled, showing gesture of respect; 访 = 讠(speech) + 方 (direction, phonetic)

含义

Visit; call on. To pay a formal or respectful visit to someone, typically for social or professional purposes.

More formal than 看望 or 访问. Used especially when visiting elders, teachers, business contacts, or officials. Implies showing respect to the person being visited.

例句

1. 春节期间，我们全家一起去拜访外公外婆。
2. 新经理上任后，第一件事就是拜访各部门的负责人。
3. 他特意从北京飞过来拜访他的恩师。

用法指南

语境: social, business, family

语气: respectful

正确说法

• 请问您什么时候方便我去拜访？(When would be convenient for me to pay you a visit?)
• 我们下周去拜访一下老客户。(Let's visit our longtime clients next week.)

错误说法

• 对朋友说'我去拜访你'——朋友之间太正式了，说'我去找你'或'我去看你' (Don't say '拜访' to close friends — it's too formal; use 找 or 看 instead)

起源与历史

Compound of 拜 (to pay respects) + 访 (to visit), combining two characters that both imply formal or respectful interaction.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal