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看望 kànwàng

看望 kànwàng Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 看望 kànwàng .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
kànwàng | kan4 wang4
English translation
to visit
to pay a call to

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Traditional form

看望 kànwàng

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 看望 kànwàng

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kān

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Depicts putting a hand ( shǒu ) over the eyes () and looking ( kān ) into the distance.

Positional decomposition

手目

Number of Strokes

9
wàng

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Pictograph of a person standing up (𡈼) and gazing at the moon ( yuè ). wáng is a sound component that was added later.

Positional decomposition

⿱⿰亡月王

Number of Strokes

11

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Example sentences using 看望 kànwàng

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yāo 看望 kànwàng de wèi lǎo 同学 tóngxué .

I'm going to call on one of my former classmates.

回家 huí jiā qián jiāng 顺道去看望 kànwàng 一下 yīxià

I'll stop by to see Leigh before going home.

jiāng 回家 huí jiā 看望 kànwàng 母亲 mǔqīn 其实 qíshí 早该回去 huí qu le

I'll go home and pay an overdue visit to my mother.

看望 kànwàng hǎo ?”——“ zài 开玩笑 kāiwánxiào hěn yuǎn de 。”

"Shall I come to see you?" — "Are you kidding? It's miles."

决定 juédìng 看望 kànwàng 一下 yīxià 汤米·卡明斯

He decided to pay a call on Tommy Cummings.

看望 kànwàng Decomposition

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看望 kànwàng Compounds

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