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出访 (chū fǎng) — to go on an official visit (to a foreign country or region)

Definition

出访 is an official visit abroad by a head of state or high-level delegation, usually to another country. Unlike 视察 (a superior inspecting domestic work) or 拜访 (calling on a respected person), it specifically crosses national borders as a state act.

verb
to go on an official visit (to a foreign country or region)

Examples

  • 出访。
    Zǒng tǒng jiāng yú xià yuè chū fǎng rì běn.
    The president will pay an official visit to Japan next month.
  • 出访。
    Zhè cì chū fǎng de zhǔ yào yì tí shì jīng jì hé zuò.
    The main topic of this official visit is economic cooperation.
  • 出访。
    Dài biǎo tuán jié shù le wéi qī yì zhōu de chū fǎng.
    The delegation concluded its week-long official visit.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

出chūgo out
访fǎngvisit

出 adds the idea of going out, while 访 carries the central action of visiting, giving 'go out to visit'.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

出 combines 止 (foot) and 凵 (cave) to show a foot stepping out of a cave.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 訪; 访 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yántalk
Sound part声符shēngfú
方
方fāng訪fǎng
Same sound today

The traditional form 訪 pairs 言 (talk) with 方 to give the sound; the simplified 访 is a shorthand, so its right side is not the historical part.

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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9

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