How to say “interview” in Chinese
interview
“Interview” in Chinese is 采访, cǎi fǎng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
采访 is read cǎi fǎng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
Two third tones in a row: the first one is said as a second tone, but it is still written as a third.
How to write it
On top, a hand; at the bottom, 木 “tree”: picking fruit. It hints at the sound of 彩 cǎi and 菜 cài.
On the left, 讠 “speech”; on the right, 方 fāng hints at the sound: to come and ask around.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “采访”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 采访. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我能采访您一下吗？wǒnéngcǎifǎngnínyíxiàmaMay I interview you briefly?
- 您能接受我们的采访吗？nínnéngjiēshòuwǒmendecǎifǎngmaCould you give us an interview?
More words from the lesson “News and the media”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “interview” in Chinese?
“Interview” in Chinese is 采访, pinyin cǎifǎng.
What does 采访 mean?
采访 (cǎifǎng) means “interview”.
How do you write 采访?
采访 is 2 characters: 采 (cǎi) — pick, gather; 访 (fǎng) — visit. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 采访?
采访 is read cǎifǎng. Tones: cǎi — third tone, fǎng — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“interview” in the lesson “News and the media”
This word is from the topic “The world and the news” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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