Definition

1. Verb:
   • To visit (a place) for sightseeing or educational purposes: The primary meaning of "tham quan" is to go to a place, such as a historical site, museum, factory, or scenic area, to look around, learn, and observe.
   • To tour: It implies a structured visit, often as part of a group or trip, to see points of interest.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Tuần tới, học sinh chúng tôi sẽ đi tham quan Viện Bảo tàng Lịch sử. (Next week, our students will go to visit the History Museum.)
  • Đoàn khách du lịch đang tham quan Vịnh Hạ Long. (The tourist group is touring Ha Long Bay.)
  • Công ty tổ chức cho nhân viên tham quan nhà máy mới. (The company organized for employees to tour the new factory.)

Advanced Usage

• The word can sometimes be used in a formal or official context for an inspection or familiarization visit by a delegation or officials, though "thị sát" is more specific for inspections.
  • Đoàn đại biểu quốc hội đi tham quan các dự án phát triển nông thôn. (The parliamentary delegation visited rural development projects.)

Variants and Related Words

• Khách tham quan (n): Visitor, tourist.

  • Khu di tích thu hút hàng nghìn khách tham quan mỗi ngày. (The relic site attracts thousands of visitors every day.)

• Tour tham quan (n): Sightseeing tour.

  • Chúng tôi đặt một tour tham quan thành phố. (We booked a city sightseeing tour.)

Synonyms

• Visit: To go to see a place.
• Tour: To make a journey for pleasure, visiting various places of interest.
• Sightsee: To visit places of interest as a tourist.

Related Idioms

• Đi tham quan du ngoạn: To go on an excursion or a sightseeing trip. This phrase emphasizes the leisure and travel aspect.
  • Mùa hè là thời điểm thích hợp để đi tham quan du ngoạn. (Summer is a suitable time to go on sightseeing excursions.)

verb

1. to go for a sightseeing