访 (fǎng): (bound form) to seek by inquiry, (bound form) to visit, to call on
访 (fǎng) is a Chinese character meaning “(bound form) to seek by inquiry.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 讠 (semantic) and 方 (phonetic). It ranks #1036 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 访 speech. Its radical form 讠 (speech) appears in many related characters such as 认 (rèn, to recognize, to admit), 记 (jì, to remember, to record), 识 (shí, to know, knowledge).
Definitions
- (bound form) to seek by inquiry
- (bound form) to visit
- to call on
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 访
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 采访verb | cǎi fǎng | to interview | 5 |
| 拜访verb | bài fǎng | to pay a visit | 6 |
| 访问verb | fǎng wèn | to visit | 5 |
| 访谈verb | fǎng tán | to visit and discuss | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 来访 | lái fǎng | to pay a visit |
| 探访 | tàn fǎng | to seek by inquiry or search |
| 专访 | zhuān fǎng | to interview (a particular person or on a particular topic) |
| 造访 | zào fǎng | (formal) to visit |
| 到访 | dào fǎng | to pay a visit |
| 来访者 | lái fǎng zhě | visitor |
| 走访 | zǒu fǎng | to visit |
| 出访 | chū fǎng | to go and visit in an official capacity or for investigation |
| 随访 | suí fǎng | to accompany |
| 寻访 | xún fǎng | to inquire after |
| 暗访 | àn fǎng | to make secret inquiries |
| 受访者 | shòu fǎng zhě | participant in a survey |
| 回访 | huí fǎng | (pay a) return visit |
| 查访 | chá fǎng | to investigate |
| 上访 | shàng fǎng | to seek an audience with higher-ups (esp. government officials) to petition for sth |
访 appears in 71 compound words: 27 as the first character, 49 as the last, and 24 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 访 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (2)
Example Sentences
记者访问了当地居民，了解他们对新政策的看法。
Jìzhě fǎngwèn le dāngdì jūmín, liǎojiě tāmen duì xīn zhèngcè de kànfǎ.
The reporter visited local residents to understand their views on the new policy.
默茨访华前警告不要抱有“幻想”
mò 茨 fǎng huá qián jǐng gào bù yāo bào yǒu huàn xiǎng
Mertz warned against "illusions" before visiting China
...动了解彼此的文化、价值观和生活方式”——访巴西..
. . . dòng le xiè bǐ cǐ de wén huā jiè zhí guàn hé shēng huó fāng shì fǎng bā xī . .
... The "Mobilization to Understand Each Other's Culture, Values and Lifestyle" - Interview with Brazilian ...
新春走基层|超六成受访青年认为购买潮玩盲盒是“为情..
xīn chūn zǒu jī céng chāo liù chéng shòu fǎng qīng nián rèn wéi gòu mǎi cháo wán máng hé shì wéi qíng . .
Over 60% of the young people surveyed think that buying a blind box is "for the love of...
(新春见闻)探访阿波迪科技小院:中国春节“撞上”巴..
xīn chūn jiàn wén tàn fǎng ā bō dí kē jì xiǎo yuàn zhōng guó chūn jié zhuàng shǎng bā . .
(Chinese New Year Observations)A visit to Abodi Science and Technology Center: Chinese New Year "collides" with Ba...
她允许了我对她的访问纪录。
Tā yǔnxǔ le wǒ duì tā de fǎngwèn jìlù.
She gave me access to her records.
尽可能及早拜访您。
Jìn kěnéng jízǎo bàifǎng nín.
I'll come as soon as I can.
采访者介绍了采访的主题。
Cǎifǎng zhě jièshào le cǎifǎng de zhǔtí.
The interviewer introduces the topic of the interview.
我昨天拜访了托尼。
Wǒ zuótiān bàifǎng le tuō ní.
I visited Tony yesterday.
昨天他拜访了他的叔叔。
Zuótiān tā bàifǎng le tā de shūshu.
He visited his uncle yesterday.
Character Family
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