Definition
赴约 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to keep an appointment' or 'to show up for a meeting as promised'. The verb 赴 ('to go to') and the noun 约 ('appointment') can split apart when you insert a measure word, time duration, or verb complement between them, like 赴了一个约 ('kept an appointment') or 赴过约 ('have gone to appointments before'). The object of the appointment (e.g. a person) usually comes before the verb phrase using 和 or 跟.
v.o.
to keep an appointmentto go to a scheduled meeting
Examples
- ，赴约。Míngtiān xiàwǔ wǒ yǒu ge yuēhuì, yídìng yào zhǔnshí fù yāo.I have an appointment tomorrow afternoon and must show up on time.
- ，。Tā shàngcì fù le yí gè zhòngyào de yuē, shuāngfāng tán de búcuò.He kept an important appointment last time and both sides had a good talk.
- ，赴约。Jìrán dāying le rénjia, jiù děi ànshí fù yāo.Since you promised them, you have to show up on time.
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