Meaning of 采访
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to interview
- to gather news
- to hunt for and collect
- to cover
How to use 采访
采访 is used for journalists and media interviews, as a verb or a noun. It is not used for job interviews. 记者采访了这位运动员。(Jìzhě cǎifǎng le zhè wèi yùndòngyuán.) The reporter interviewed this athlete.
采 (cǎi) means to pick or gather, and 访 (fǎng) means to visit or call on. A reporter visits people to gather their words, so 采访 is an interview.
Common mistake: Learners often use 采访 for a job interview, but that is 面试 (miànshì). Also watch the tones: 采 is third tone (cǎi) and 访 is third tone (fǎng), so in speech the first syllable shifts toward a rising tone.
采访 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
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采 cǎi · to pick · 8 strokes
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访 fǎng · to visit · 6 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 采访.
| 采取 | cǎiqǔ | to adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action); to take |
| 访问 | fǎngwèn | to visit; to call on (a person or place); (computing) to visit (a website); to access (a n |
| 采用 | cǎiyòng | to adopt; to employ |
| 拜访 | bàifǎng | to pay a visit; to call on |
| 采购 | cǎigòu | to procure (for an enterprise etc); to purchase |
| 采纳 | cǎinà | to accept; to adopt |
| 出访 | chūfǎng | to go and visit in an official capacity or for investigation |
| 来访 | láifǎng | to pay a visit |
| 采集 | cǎijí | to gather; to collect |
| 访谈 | fǎngtán | to visit and discuss; to interview |
| 开采 | kāicǎi | to extract (ore or other resource from a mine); to exploit |
| 采矿 | cǎikuàng | mining |
Questions about 采访
What does 采访 mean?
采访 (cǎifǎng) means "to interview; to gather news" and is used as a verb and noun.
How do you write 采访?
采访 is made of 2 characters: 采 (8 strokes), 访 (6 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.
Is 采访 an HSK word?
Yes. 采访 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 采访 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 采访 is written 採訪.
How do I say 'to be interviewed' with 采访?
Use 接受采访 (jiēshòu cǎifǎng), to accept an interview. For example, 他接受了电视台的采访 (Tā jiēshòu le diànshìtái de cǎifǎng) means he was interviewed by the TV station.
What is the difference between 采访 and 访问?
采访 focuses on gathering information, usually by the media. 访问 (fǎngwèn) is a more general visit, like an official visit to a country, and it also means to access a website.