求见

求見

qiújiàn

verb #28,949

Meanings

1 to request an audience
2 to ask to see someone (a superior)
3 to seek a meeting

Characters

to request / to seek

to see / to meet

Examples

他三次求见皇帝，终于得到接见。

Tā sān cì qiújiàn huángdì, zhōngyú dédào jiējiàn.

He requested an audience with the emperor three times and was finally received.

下属求见总经理，汇报最新情况。

Xiàshǔ qiújiàn zǒng jīnglǐ, huìbào zuìxīn qíngkuàng.

The subordinate requested a meeting with the general manager to report the latest situation.

Tips

register

求见 is formal and somewhat classical in tone. In modern contexts it implies a hierarchical relationship — the person asking is of lower status requesting to see someone of higher status.

Stroke Order

求 qiú

见 jiàn