taam3 beng6探病
Jyutpingtaam3 beng6
Yaletaam behng
Definition
To visit a sick person, especially at home or in the hospital.
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How it's used
Carries a sense of social obligation and care, often implying that you are bringing a small gift like fruit or soup. It is specifically reserved for visiting someone who is ill, rather than just a casual social visit. When visiting someone in the hospital, it is common to use this term to explain your destination or purpose to others.
Examples
Are you free to visit the patient at the hospital tomorrow?
Related words
Common phrases
go to the hospital to visit a patient
visiting hours
Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe visiting a friend who is not sick, as it specifically implies the person is unwell. Do not confuse it with 探訪, which is a broader term for visiting someone or an organization, often in a more formal or official capacity.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
