bài fǎng
pay a visit; call to pay respects; call on
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我明天要去拜访我的朋友。
wǒ míngtiān yào qù bàifǎng wǒ de péngyǒu.
I'm going to visit my friend tomorrow.
他经常去拜访他的老师。
tā jīngcháng qù bàifǎng tā de lǎoshī.
He often visits his teacher.
我们应该去拜访一下我们的邻居。
wǒmen yīnggāi qù bàifǎng yīxià wǒmen de línjū.
We should pay a visit to our neighbors.
探望 (tànwàng)
visit
访问 (fǎngwèn)
visit
离开 (líkāi)
leave
告别 (gàobié)
say goodbye
The Chinese word 拜访 (bàifǎng) is composed of two characters: 拜 (bài) and 访 (fǎng). The character 拜 originally meant "to bow down" or "to worship", and it is often used in religious contexts. The character 访 originally meant "to seek out" or "to visit", and it is often used in the context of travel or exploration. When these two characters are combined, they form the word 拜访, which means "to visit" or "to pay a visit". This word is commonly used in Chinese to refer to the act of visiting someone's home or office, or to the act of meeting with someone for a specific purpose.
