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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

拜访 [bàifǎng]
  1. 1. verb call on

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

拜访 [bàifǎng]
  1. 1. pay a visit; call on; visit
    拜访亲友
    pay a visit to one's relatives and friends
    专程拜访
    make a special trip to call on sb.
    正式拜访
    formal visit

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

拜访 [bàifǎng]
  1. 1. 看望;探望
    登门拜访

Examples

专程拜访
make a special trip to call on sb.
登门拜访
pay sb. a visit
改日再来府上拜访
I'll pay a visit to your home some other day.
礼节性拜访
a courtesy call
亲自拜访
make a personal call
专诚拜访
pay a special visit to sb.
公司之间礼节性的拜访还是需要的。
Ceremonial visits between companies is necessary.
他家每天门庭若市,挤满了登门拜访的人。
His house is crowed with people who come to visit him every day.

Collocations

拜访老师
visit teachers
拜访
visitor
登门拜访
pay a visit to somebody's house
专程拜访
have a special visit

Word Decomposition


[bài]
+ 访
[fǎng]

nciku Note

拜访 and 拜会

拜访 and 拜会
bàifǎng and bàihuì

Both words are verbs. 拜访 is used "to pay a visit to one's teachers or relatives," while 拜会 means "to pay a visit to an official or diplomat.”Both words imply formality and respect.
(1) 他为了这个问题专程去拜访了几位专家。
(2) 这次来,我想拜访一下那位老先生。
(3) 外交部长拜会了另一个国家的首脑。

这两个词都是动词。“拜访”表示访问师友、亲朋,“拜会”表示会见、访问官场或者外交界的官员,都含有正式、客气、尊敬的意思。

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