探
亲

To go home to visit one's family in Chinese: 探亲 (tàn qīn)

tàn qīn

to go home to visit one's family

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 探親1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to go home to visit one's family

Stroke order

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探
亲

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ㄊㄢˋ

tàn

ㄊ/ tㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

ㄑㄧㄣ

qīn

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iㄣ/ en—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

探亲

Simplified

探親

Traditional

Example sentences

See 探亲 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 他每年回老家探亲。

    tā měi nián huí lǎo jiā tàn qīn。

    He goes back to his hometown to visit family every year.

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Related words

亲

qīn

parent

探

tàn

to explore

父亲

fù qīn

father

母亲

mǔ qīn

mother

亲戚

qīn qi

a relative (i.e. family relation)

亲爱

qīn ài

dear

亲切

qīn qiè

amiable

亲自

qīn zì

personally

亲人

qīn rén

one's close relatives

亲密

qīn mì

intimate

亲属

qīn shǔ

kin

亲眼

qīn yǎn

with one's own eyes

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