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title: "Kanwang Meaning: 看望 (kànwàng) Means “to visit”"
description: "看望 (kànwàng) means “to visit; to call on (someone)”. Hear its tones, see what 看 and 望 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kanwang"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 看望 mean?

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看望 kànwàng

## to visit; to call on (someone)

## Its characters

1. 看 kàn to visit (someone)
2. 望 wàng to visit (as in 探望)

## In a sentence

周末我去医院看望奶奶。 On the weekend I'm going to the hospital to visit Grandma.

[More about 看望](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%9C%8B%E6%9C%9B)

## More words with 看 or 望

- [查看 chákàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chakan)
- [观看 guānkàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guankan)
- [好看 hǎokàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/haokan)
- [绝望 juéwàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/juewang)
- [看病 kànbìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kanbing)
- [看不上 kànbushàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kanbushang)
- [看待 kàndài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kandai)
- [看得上 kàndeshàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kandeshang)
- [看法 kànfǎ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kanfa)
- [看好 kànhǎo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kanhao)

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