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title: "Weiwen Meaning: 慰问 (wèiwèn) Means “to express sympathy”"
description: "慰问 (traditional 慰問, wèiwèn) means “to express sympathy”. Hear its tones, see what 慰 and 问 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/weiwen"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 慰问 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

慰问 wèiwèn

## to express sympathy; to send greetings to; to visit (the sick, troops etc)

## Its characters

1. 慰 wèi to comfort
2. 问 wèn to ask

## In a sentence

节日前，经理去医院慰问了生病的员工。 Before the holiday, the manager visited sick employees in the hospital.

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## More words with 慰 or 问

- [安慰 ānwèi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/anwei)
- [访问 fǎngwèn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangwen)
- [顾问 gùwèn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guwen)
- [请问 qǐngwèn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qingwen)
- [提问 tíwèn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tiwen)
- [问候 wènhòu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/wenhou)
- [问题 wèntí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/wenti)
- [欣慰 xīnwèi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xinwei)
- [学问 xuéwen](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xuewen)
- [询问 xúnwèn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xunwen)

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