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

HSK 7-9

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.

HSK 7-9

下属求见总经理，汇报最新情况。

Xiàshǔ qiújiàn zǒngjīnglǐ, 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