The interviewer introduced the topic of the interview.
Sentence #810069 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted
How 采访 is built
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采cǎito pick
爫claw form of 爪 · zhǎo
木tree · mù
访fǎngto seek by inquiry
讠speech form of 言 · yánMeaning part
方square · fāngSound part
讠 hints at the meaning (speech); 方 (fāng) hints at the sound. Compare it with fǎng.
How to write 采访
采 8 strokes · 访 6 strokes
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Stroke order chart for 采访 (cǎifǎng). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.
采访 (cǎifǎng) means “to interview” or “to gather news”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it cǎifǎng: cǎi with a 3rd tone, then fǎng with a 3rd tone. In speech it sounds like cáifǎng. When two third tones meet, the first one rises into a second tone. You still write it with two third tones. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 采访 is written 採訪. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type caifang with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 采访 from the suggestions. Typing caifang into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
采访 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.
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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.
采cǎi3rd tone, dipping
