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赴约 (fù yāo) — to keep an appointment; to go to a scheduled meeting

Definition

赴约 is a formal verb meaning 'to keep an appointment / show up as agreed.' It emphasizes going to a scheduled meeting, unlike the broader 见面 ('to meet').

verb
to keep an appointmentto go to a scheduled meeting

Examples

  • ，赴约。
    Míng tiān xià wǔ wǒ yǒu gè yuē huì, yí dìng yào zhǔn shí fù yāo.
    I have an appointment tomorrow afternoon and must show up on time.
  • ，。
    Tā shàng cì fù le yí gè zhòng yào de yuē, shuāng fāng tán dé bú cuò.
    He kept an important appointment last time and both sides had a good talk.
  • ，赴约。
    Jì rán dā ying le rén jiā, jiù dé àn shí fù yāo.
    Since you promised them, you have to show up on time.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

赴fùgo to
约yuēappointment

赴 means to go to or attend, and 约 means appointment, so the word describes going to a scheduled meeting.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
走走zǒurunning
Sound part声符shēngfú
卜
卜bǔ赴fù
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

赴 pairs 走, meaning running, with 卜, which gives the sound.

Open 赴 →

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.

Open 约 →
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