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采访

cǎifǎng

interview

Usage note

采访表示向别人问问题并记录信息。

cǎi fǎng biǎo shì xiàng bié rén wèn wèn tí bìng jì lù xìn xī。

采访 means to interview someone and record information.

Context note

采访常用于新闻、报道和了解情况。

cǎi fǎng cháng yòng yú xīn wén 、 bào dào hé liǎo jiě qíng kuàng。

It is often used for news, reports, and information gathering.

5 examples

记者采访了老师。
jì zhě cǎi fǎng le lǎo shī。
The reporter interviewed the teacher.
他接受了采访
tā jiē shòu le cǎi fǎng。
He accepted the interview.
我们去采访一位作家。
wǒ men qù cǎi fǎng yí wèi zuò jiā。
We went to interview a writer.
采访内容很有意思。
cǎi fǎng nèi róng hěn yǒu yì sī。
The interview content is very interesting.
她喜欢采访别人。
tā xǐ huan cǎi fǎng bié rén。
She likes interviewing others.

5 mini stories

记者今天来学校采访
jì zhě jīn tiān lái xué xiào cǎi fǎng。
The reporter came to the school today for an interview.
他认真准备采访问题。
tā rèn zhēn zhǔn bèi cǎi fǎng wèn tí。
He carefully prepared interview questions.
采访结束后,大家都很开心。
cǎi fǎng jié shù hòu, dà jiā dōu hěn kāi xīn。
After the interview ended, everyone was happy.
她第一次做采访,有点紧张。
tā dì yī cì zuò cǎi fǎng, yǒu diǎn jǐn zhāng。
It was her first interview, so she was a little nervous.
这次采访让他学到了很多。
zhè cì cǎi fǎng ràng tā xué dào le hěn duō。
This interview taught him a lot.

Mini dialogue

学校小记者

A
你好,我可以采访你几个问题吗?
Nǐ hǎo, wǒ kěyǐ cǎifǎng nǐ jǐ ge wèntí ma?
Hello, can I interview you with a few questions?
B
当然可以,你想问什么?
Dāngrán kěyǐ, nǐ xiǎng wèn shénme?
Of course, what do you want to ask?

采访运动员

A
比赛结束后,我们去采访那位跑步冠军吧。
Bǐsài jiéshù hòu, wǒmen qù cǎifǎng nà wèi pǎobù guànjūn ba.
After the race, let's go interview that running champion.
B
好主意,我准备了一些有趣的问题。
Hǎo zhǔyi, wǒ zhǔnbèi le yìxiē yǒuqù de wèntí.
Good idea, I've prepared some interesting questions.

Related words and contrasts

similar
访问
fǎng wèn
to visit and talk; interview

often used for formal visits or web visits

related
提问
tí wèn
to ask a question

what you do during an interview

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记者
jì zhě
reporter; journalist

a person who often does interviews

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