What does 吊唁 mean in Chinese?

吊唁 (diào yàn) means "to offer condolences (for the deceased); to condole" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 吊唁?

吊唁 is pronounced "diào yàn" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 2 syllables.

吊唁 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

吊唁 is made up of the characters 吊, 唁. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

You can practice writing 吊唁 using our stroke order tool.

吊唁

diào yàn

to offer condolences (for the deceased); to condole

verb

我们去吊唁亡故的朋友。

Wǒmen qù diàoyàn wánggù de péngyou

We went to offer condolences for our deceased friend

吊唁 is not on the HSK 2.0 lists or the new exam syllabus.

Not on the HSK lists

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