Definition
赴 (fù) is a formal verb meaning 'to go to' or 'attend' a specific event or place (e.g., a banquet, meeting, post). It is more specific and formal than 去 (qù, 'go'), and often appears in set phrases like 赴约, 赴宴, or 赴任. Unlike 前往 (qián wǎng, also formal), 赴 usually implies a specific appointment or occasion rather than simply a destination.
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
- 陡dǒulook-alikesteep, precipitous
- 副fùsound-alike(classifier) for pairs, sets, and facial expressions
- 起qǐlook-alike(verb) to get up; to rise
- 副fùsound-alikesecondary; auxiliary; vice- (in official titles)
- 越yuèlook-alike(adverb, in structure '越A越B') the more... the more
- 幅fúsound-alike(classifier) for paintings, pictures, and textiles (curtains, cloth, etc.)
- 服fúsound-aliketo take (medicine)
- 负fùsound-alike(verb) to bear, to carry (a burden, responsibility, debt)
Examples
- 赴。Tā míngtiān wǎnshang fù yí gè zhòngyào de yànhuì.He will attend an important banquet tomorrow evening.
- 赴。Tā fù Fǎguó cānjiā le yí gè guójì huìyì.He went to France to attend an international conference.
- 赴。Tā xià gè yuè fù Shànghǎi cānjiā zǒng gōngsī huìyì.He will go to Shanghai next month to attend the head office meeting.
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