造访 (zào fǎng) — to pay a visit, to call on (formal)

Definition

Formal written verb meaning 'to pay a visit / call on.' It is more literary than the everyday 拜访, and is used in journalistic or narrative prose (e.g., writers visiting a place).

verb
to pay a visitto call on (formal)

Examples

  • 造访
    Wǒ men tè dì lái zào fǎng nín, xiǎng qǐng jiào yì xiē wèn tí.
    We have come specially to call on you and ask a few questions.
  • 造访
    Tā shàng zhōu zào fǎng le jǐ wèi lǎo tóng xué.
    He visited several old classmates last week.
  • 造访
    Zhè wèi zuò jiā céng duō cì zào fǎng zhè ge piān pì de xiǎo cūn zhuāng.
    This writer has visited this remote village many times.

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