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求见 (qiú jiàn) — to request an audience, to ask to see (someone of higher status)

Definition

A formal verb meaning to formally request a meeting with someone of higher status (a manager, official, VIP). Note the object split: 求见 + person, not 见 + person.

verb
to request an audienceto ask to see (someone of higher status)

Examples

  • 求见，。
    Tā duō cì qiú jiàn, dàn dōu bèi jù jué le.
    He requested an audience many times, but was always refused.
  • ，。
    Zuó tiān wǒ qiú le yí cì jiàn, zhōng yú jiàn dào le jīng lǐ.
    Yesterday I requested an audience once and finally met the manager.
  • ，求见。
    Méi yǒu yù yuē, nǐ bù néng suí biàn qiú jiàn.
    Without an appointment, you cannot casually request an audience.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

求qiúrequest
见jiànsee

求, meaning request, plus 见, meaning see or audience, builds the sense of asking to see someone.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

求 began as a drawing of a centipede.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 見; 见 is its simplified writing.

  • 目目mùeye
  • 卩卩jiékneeling person

The traditional form 見 pairs 目 (eye) with 卩 (kneeling person), showing a kneeling figure with a large eye for a head. The simplified 见 is a later shorthand.

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