visit

Compared meaning: to visit a person or place (verb).

比较义项：拜访、探望或游览（某人或某地）（动词）。

• see

  Informal and conversational; typically used for visiting people (not places) in phrases like 'go see' or 'come see'; suggests a brief, casual social call rather than a formal or extended visit.

  较为口语化、随意，常用于探望人（而非地点），多见于“go see”“come see”等说法；暗示短暂、随意的社交拜访，而非正式或较长时间的访问。

  Let's go see Grandpa at his house this Saturday afternoon.

  我们这个星期六下午去看望爷爷吧。

• visit 本词

  More general and slightly formal; used for people or places; implies a deliberate, purposeful trip, often planned or official, and can suggest a longer or more structured stay than 'see'.

  更通用、略显正式，可用于人或地点；暗示有目的、经过安排的到访，常用于正式或官方场合，通常比see所指的拜访时间更长、更有条理。

  The mayor will visit three schools during her tour of the district.

  市长将在巡视该地区期间参观三所学校。

Both words can mean visiting someone. See is informal, mainly for visiting people, as in 'go see' or 'come see'. Visit is more formal, used for people or places, implying a deliberate, longer trip. See's other meanings, like 'seeing' or 'understanding', are not compared here.

这两个词在“拜访、探望或游览”这一义项上意思相近，但语气和使用场景有别：see较为口语化，常用于探望熟人，多见于“go see”“come see”等说法；visit则更正式、通用，可用于人或地点，强调专程且有目的的到访。此处不比较see的“看见”“理解”等其它常用义项。