fong2 taam4訪談访谈
Jyutpingfong2 taam4
Yalefóng tàahm
Definition
To interview; a meeting where an interviewee shares their opinions and views with an interviewer.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to a structured exchange of views or information, often in a professional or media context. Unlike the more general term 訪問, which can imply a casual visit or a simple Q&A, 訪談 carries a sense of a deeper, more formal discussion or dialogue between the participants.
Examples
They will do a live interview tonight.
Are you ready to be interviewed yet?
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using this for casual chats or simple questioning, as it implies a formal or semi-formal setting where opinions are being sought. Use 訪問 instead if you are just asking someone a few quick questions.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
