赴 (fù) — to go to (a formal event or place); to attend (a banquet, meeting, etc.)
Definition
赴 (fù) is a formal verb meaning 'to go to / attend' a specific event (banquet, meeting, conference). Unlike everyday 去, it is used almost only for such occasions and in writing; compare 前往 (formal 'proceed to') and 光临 (honorific, for guests).
verb
to go to (a formal event or place)to attend (a banquet, meeting, etc.)
Easily confused
- 赶gǎnlook-aliketo catch (a vehicle, event), to make it in time for
- 付fùsound-aliketo pay
- 起qǐlook-alike(verb) to get up; to rise
- 副fùsound-alike(classifier) for pairs, sets, and facial expressions
- 超chāolook-aliketo exceed, surpass (a limit, standard, or amount)
- 副fùsound-alikesecondary; auxiliary; vice- (in official titles)
Examples
- 赴。Tā míng tiān wǎn shàng fù yí gè zhòng yào de yàn huì.He will attend an important banquet tomorrow evening.
- 赴。Tā fù fǎ guó cān jiā le yí gè guó jì huì yì.He went to France to attend an international conference.
- 赴。Tā xià ge yuè fù shàng hǎi cān jiā zǒng gōng sī huì yì.He will go to Shanghai next month to attend the head office meeting.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
赴 pairs 走, meaning running, with 卜, which gives the sound.
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