Chinese word

采访

Pronunciation

Pinyincǎi fǎng

Meaning

  • verbinterview

Example

记者去采访了那位科学家。jì zhě qù cái fǎng le nà wèi kē xué jiā

The reporter went to interview that scientist.

Illustration for 采访 (interview)

More examples

电视台派记者到现场进行采访。diàn shì tái pài jì zhě dào xiàn chǎng jìn xíng cái fǎng

The TV station sent a reporter to the scene to conduct an interview.

Core concept

A planned visit that gathers a person's words and reactions for a report or record.

Common phrases

  • 进行采访jìn xíng cái fǎng

    conduct an interview

  • 亲自采访qīn zì cái fǎng

    interview in person

  • 到现场采访dào xiàn cháng cái fǎng

    go to the scene to conduct an interview

Similar words

询问xún wèn: Asking questions to obtain needed information or confirm a person's opinion.
问wèn: Putting a question to someone about a matter or something that is unclear.
访问fǎng wèn: Going to someone's place to talk with them or see what is happening there.

Definition in Chinese

为获取第一手说法或资料，对特定人物进行有目的的询问并记录其言论或反应的行为。wèi huò qǔ dì yì shǒu shuō fǎ huò zī liào duì tè dìng rén wù jìn xíng yǒu mù dì de xún wèn bìng jì lù qí yán lùn huò fǎn yìng de xíng wéi

Word origin

采访 (cǎifǎng, "interview") combines 采 (cǎi, "gather") with 访 (fǎng, "visit and ask"), linking a visit with collecting a person's account.

Usage tips

  • English speakers may first connect this verb with hiring, but Chinese commonly uses it for a reporter gathering material from a person or place.

Other meanings

  • coververb

Related words

  • 采访组cái fǎng zǔinterview teamnoun
  • 采访稿cái fǎng gǎointerview scriptnoun

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