探病 (tàn bìng) — to visit a patient (especially in hospital)
Definition
A separable verb meaning 'to visit a sick person' (typically in hospital). Unlike 看望, which covers any kind of visit (guests, the elderly), 探病 is used only when the person being visited is ill.
verb
to visit a patient (especially in hospital)
Examples
- 探病。Wǒ míng tiān qù yī yuàn tàn bìng.I'm going to the hospital tomorrow to visit a patient.
- 。Tā tàn le yí cì bìng jiù huí lái le.He made one hospital visit and then came back.
- ，。Zuó tiān wǒ tàn guò tā yí cì bìng, tā de qì sè hǎo duō le.Yesterday I visited him in the hospital once; his complexion was much better.
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