走亲访友
zǒu qīn fǎng yǒu
to visit relatives and friends
Character by character
走zǒu
go to
go to
亲qīn
relatives
relatives
访fǎng
visit
visit
友yǒu
friends
friends
Example
初二初三，大家忙着走亲访友，路上全是提着礼物的人。
On the second and third days of the year everyone is out visiting family and friends, and the streets are full of people carrying presents.
Tone: neutral.
Usage and origin
The everyday name for the round of New Year visits; in speech also 走亲戚. News style: 春节期间市民走亲访友.
Learn this in Lesson 40 · HSK 5–6: 今天怎么过年 (The New Year today)
A dialogue, a reading, word cards with audio and a drill that uses it, in Learn Chinese with Bao. The first lessons of every level are free.
Open the lesson →