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采访 (cǎi fǎng) — to interview; to cover (news)

Definition

采访 (cǎifǎng) is the newsroom term — a reporter interviews a source or covers an event. 面试 is the job-candidate interview; 访问 and 访谈 are more general 'visit / interview' and sound more formal or talk-show style.

verb
to interviewto cover (news)

Examples

  • 采访。
    Jì zhě zhèng zài cǎi fǎng yí wèi kē xué jiā.
    The reporter is interviewing a scientist.
  • 采访。
    Tā cǎi fǎng guò hěn duō zhòng yào shì jiàn.
    He has covered many important events.
  • 采访。
    Zhè cì cǎi fǎng chí xù le liǎng gè xiǎo shí.
    This interview lasted two hours.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

采cǎigather
访fǎngvisit/inquire

采访 joins 采 (gather) and 访 (visit/inquire), describing gathering news through visits.

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 採; 采 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 采 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (采访, 采购) it is 採; in others it is 采.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
扌Written in full as手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
采
采cǎi採cǎi
Same sound today

The traditional form 採 combines 扌 (hand) with 采, which gives the sound and means to pick.

Open 采 →

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 訪; 访 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yántalk
Sound part声符shēngfú
方
方fāng訪fǎng
Same sound today

The traditional form 訪 pairs 言 (talk) with 方 to give the sound; the simplified 访 is a shorthand, so its right side is not the historical part.

Open 访 →
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