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约见 (yuē jiàn) — to schedule a meeting with (someone, especially for formal or business purposes); to arrange an interview (with a journalist, official, etc.)

Definition

A formal verb meaning to arrange or schedule a meeting with someone (client, official, interviewee) — implies the meeting is set up in advance, not a casual drop-in.

verb
to schedule a meeting with (someone, especially for formal or business purposes)to arrange an interview (with a journalist, official, etc.)

Examples

  • 。
    Wǒ míng tiān yào yuē jiàn yí wèi zhòng yào kè hù.
    I'm going to meet an important client tomorrow.
  • 约见。
    Jì zhě yuē jiàn le shì zhǎng jìn xíng zhuān fǎng.
    The reporter arranged an interview with the mayor for a special interview.
  • 约见。
    Qǐng bāng wǒ yuē jiàn yí xià rén lì zī yuán bù jīng lǐ.
    Please help me schedule a meeting with the HR manager.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

约yuēarrange
见jiànmeet

约 arrange + 见 meet gives an arranged meeting or interview.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 約; 约 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mìrope
Sound part声符shēngfú
勺
勺sháo約yuē
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 約 uses 糸, a rope, for its meaning and 勺 for its sound; the simplified 约 is a later shorthand.

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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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