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访问 (fǎng wèn) — to visit (a person or place); to visit (a website); to interview (someone)

Definition

General word for 'to visit' (a place, a person, or a website) and 'to interview' someone. For visiting a person socially use 看望; for a formal visit to a superior use 拜访; for a job interview use 面试.

verb
to visit (a person or place)to visit (a website)to interview (someone)
Measure word · 次

Examples

  • 访问。
    Wǒ qù nián fǎng wèn le yí cì běi jīng.
    I visited Beijing once last year.
  • 访问。
    Wǒ jīng cháng fǎng wèn zhè ge wǎng zhàn kàn xīn wén.
    I often visit this website to read the news.
  • 访问。
    Jì zhě fǎng wèn le nà wèi kē xué jiā.
    The journalist interviewed that scientist.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

访fǎngvisit
问wènask/inquire

“访” and “问” combine two related actions: going to see and asking or inquiring.

Characters in this word

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.

Open 访 →

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 問; 问 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
口口kǒu
Sound part声符shēngfú
門
門mén問wèn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 問 combines 口 (mouth) with 門, which gives the sound; the simplified 问 is a later shorthand and its parts are not the historical components.

Open 问 →
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