看 kàn to see / to look at / to read / to watch / to visit / to call on / to consider / to regard as / to look after / to treat (a patient or illness) / to depend on / to feel (that) / (after a verb) to give it a try / to watch out for syn 走 zǒu to walk / to go / to run / to move (of vehicle) / to visit / to leave / to go away / to die (euph.) / from / through / away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走[che4 zou3]) / to change (shape, form, meaning) syn 行 xíng to walk / to go / to travel / a visit / temporary / makeshift / current / in circulation / to do / to perform / capable / competent / effective / all right / OK! / will do / behavior / conduct / Taiwan pr. [xing4] for the behavior-conduct sense syn 先 xiān beforehand / first / earlier / at first / originally / for the time being / for now / (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself) syn 会见 會見 huì jiàn to meet with (sb who is paying a visit) / CL:次[ci4] syn 拜访 拜訪 bài fǎng to pay a visit / to call on syn 亲人 親人 qīn rén one's close relatives syn 参观 參觀 cān guān to look around / to tour / to visit syn 访问 訪問 fǎng wèn to visit / to call on / to interview / CL:次[ci4] syn 上门 上門 shàng mén to drop in / to visit / to lock a door / (of a shop) to close / to go and live with one's wife's family, in effect becoming a member of her family syn 族人 zú rén clansman / clan members / relatives / ethnic minority 探望 tàn wàng to visit / to call on sb / to look around syn 来访 來訪 lái fǎng to pay a visit 走动 走動 zǒu dòng to walk around / to move about / to stretch one's legs / to go for a walk / to be mobile (e.g. after an illness) / to visit one another / to socialize / to pay a visit (go to the toilet) syn 看望 kàn wàng to pay a visit to / to see (sb) syn 看病 kàn bìng to visit a doctor / to see a patient syn 访谈 訪談 fǎng tán to visit and discuss / to interview 探访 探訪 tàn fǎng to seek by inquiry or search / to call on / to visit syn 探视 探視 tàn shì to visit (a patient, prisoner etc) / to look inquiringly syn 光顾 光顧 guāng gù to visit (as a customer) syn 亲属 親屬 qīn shǔ kin / kindred / relatives syn 亲友 親友 qīn yǒu friends and relatives syn 游说 遊說 yóu shuì to lobby / to campaign / to promote (an idea, a product) / (old) to visit various rulers and promote one's political ideas (in the Warring States period) syn 造访 造訪 zào fǎng to visit / to pay a visit syn 游览 遊覽 yóu lǎn to go sightseeing / to tour / to visit / CL:次[ci4] syn 探监 探監 tàn jiān to visit a prisoner (usu. a relative or friend) 到访 到訪 dào fǎng to pay a visit 进站 進站 jìn zhàn (of a train, bus etc) to pull into a station / to arrive at a stop / (of a person) to enter a station / to visit a website / to formally begin a temporary postdoctoral research position (China has postdoctoral research "stations" 博士後流動站|博士后流动站[bo2shi4hou4 liu2dong4zhan4] where postdocs conduct research for a limited period.) 莅临 蒞臨 lì lín to arrive (esp. of notable person) / to visit (more formal than 光臨|光临[guang1 lin2]) syn 登门 登門 dēng mén to visit sb at home syn 出诊 出診 chū zhěn to visit a patient at home (of a doctor) / house call 拜见 拜見 bài jiàn to pay a formal visit / to call to pay respects / to meet one's senior or superior syn 串门 串門 chuàn mén to call on sb / to drop in / to visit sb's home syn 走访 走訪 zǒu fǎng to visit / to travel to syn 亲家 親家 qìng jia parents of one's daughter-in-law or son-in-law / relatives by marriage syn 复诊 復診 fù zhěn another visit to doctor / further diagnosis 探病 tàn bìng to visit a sick person or patient 造诣 造詣 zào yì level of mastery (of a skill or area of knowledge) / (archaic) to pay a visit to sb syn 探亲 探親 tàn qīn to go home to visit one's family syn 嫖娼 piáo chāng to visit prostitutes / to go whoring syn 亲朋 親朋 qīn péng relatives and friends syn 拜会 拜會 bài huì (often used in the context of diplomacy) to meet with / to pay a visit to / to call on syn 暖房 nuǎn fáng heating / central heating / greenhouse / hothouse / to pay a house-warming visit syn 上坟 上墳 shàng fén to visit a grave syn 出访 出訪 chū fǎng to go and visit in an official capacity or for investigation 凭吊 憑弔 píng diào to visit a place for the memories / to pay homage to (the deceased) syn 回访 回訪 huí fǎng (pay a) return visit syn 抚恤 撫恤 fǔ xù (of an organization that has a duty of care) to give financial support to relatives of sb who has died or suffered serious injury 访华 訪華 fǎng huá visit China 贺岁 賀歲 hè suì to extend New Year's greetings / to pay a New Year's visit syn 国事访问 國事訪問 guó shì fǎng wèn state visit 省亲 省親 xǐng qīn to visit one's parents syn 思亲 思親 sī qīn to remember one's parents / to feel homesick for one's relatives 览胜 覽勝 lǎn shèng to visit scenic spots syn 在华 在華 zài huá within China / during one's visit to China 信访 信訪 xìn fǎng to make a complaint or a suggestion to the authorities by letter or by paying a visit 访美 訪美 fǎng měi to visit the USA 来台 來臺 lái tái to visit Taiwan (esp. from PRC) 赴台 赴臺 fù tái to visit Taiwan 巡礼 巡禮 xún lǐ to make a pilgrimage (to visit a holy site) / to go on a sightseeing tour syn 登临 登臨 dēng lín to visit places famous for their scenery syn 嫖妓 piáo jì to visit a prostitute syn 天各一方 tiān gè yī fāng (of relatives or friends) to live far apart from each other syn 亲疏 親疏 qīn shū close and distant (relatives) syn 拜谒 拜謁 bài yè to pay a formal visit / to call to pay respects / to pay homage (at a monument, mausoleum etc) syn 访港 訪港 fǎng gǎng to visit Hong Kong 买春 買春 mǎi chūn to visit a prostitute / (literary) to buy wine or drinks 探看 tàn kàn to visit / to go to see what's going on 认亲 認親 rèn qīn to acknowledge sb as one's relative / to acknowledge kinship / (old) to visit new in-laws after a marriage 亲族 親族 qīn zú relatives / members of the same family, clan, tribe etc syn 六亲 六親 liù qīn six close relatives, namely: father 父[fu4], mother 母[mu3], older brothers 兄[xiong1], younger brothers 弟[di4], wife 妻[qi1], male children 子[zi3] / one's kin syn 裙带关系 裙帶關係 qún dài guān xi favoritism shown to sb because of the influence of the person's wife or other female relative / (by extension) favoritism towards relatives, friends or associates 叫鸡 叫雞 jiào jī rooster / cock / (slang) (Cantonese) to visit a prostitute 探 tàn to explore / to search out / to scout / to visit / to stretch forward syn 瞧 qiáo to look at / to see / to see (a doctor) / to visit syn 省 xǐng (bound form) to scrutinize / (bound form) to reflect (on one's conduct) / (bound form) to come to realize / (bound form) to pay a visit (to one's parents or elders) syn 逛 guàng to stroll / to visit syn 访 訪 fǎng (bound form) to seek by inquiry / (bound form) to visit / to call on syn 舍 shè (bound form) residence / house / (bound form) my (in speaking of relatives younger than oneself) / (archaic) unit of distance equal to 30 li 里[li3] syn 赴 fù to go / to visit (e.g. another country) / to attend (a banquet etc) syn 聘 pìn to employ / to appoint / (bound form) to betroth / (coll.) (of a woman) to get married / to be marrried off / (literary) to visit another state as an envoy on a diplomatic mission / Taiwan pr. [ping4] syn 嫖 piáo to visit a prostitute syn 戚 qī (bound form) relatives / kin / (bound form) grief / sorrow / (old) battle-axe syn 谒 謁 yè to visit (a superior) syn 诣 詣 yì to go (to visit a superior) / one's current attainment in learning or art 亲眷 親眷 qīn juàn relatives syn 常来常往 常來常往 cháng lái cháng wǎng to visit frequently / to have frequent dealings (with) / to see each other often syn 吊丧 弔喪 diào sāng to visit the bereaved to offer one's condolences syn 归宁 歸寧 guī níng (literary) (of a married woman) to visit one's parents 回拜 huí bài to pay a return visit syn 风流云散 風流雲散 fēng liú yún sàn lit. dispersed by wind and scattered like clouds (idiom) / fig. scattered far and wide (of friends and relatives) syn 吊孝 弔孝 diào xiào a condolence visit syn 六亲不认 六親不認 liù qīn bù rèn not recognizing one's family (idiom) / self-centered and not making any allowances for the needs of one's relatives syn 门子 門子 mén zi door / doorman (old) / hanger-on of an aristocrat / social influence / pull / classifier for relatives, marriages etc syn 慕名而来 慕名而來 mù míng ér lái to come to a place on account of its reputation (idiom) / attracted to visit a famous location syn 皇亲国戚 皇親國戚 huáng qīn guó qī the emperor relatives (idiom) / person with powerful connections syn 徇私枉法 xùn sī wǎng fǎ to bend the law in order to favor one's relatives or associates (idiom) syn 无事不登三宝殿 無事不登三寶殿 wú shì bù dēng sān bǎo diàn lit. one doesn't visit a temple without a cause (idiom) / fig. to visit sb with an ulterior motive (esp. to ask for sth) 六亲无靠 六親無靠 liù qīn wú kào orphaned of all one's immediate relatives (idiom) / no one to rely on / left to one's own devices syn 