Definitions

(verb) to go to; to attend

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

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The character 赴 is a phono-semantic compound with the semantic radical 走 (zǒu, to walk/go) on the left, grounding it in the domain of movement. The right component 卜 (bǔ, divination) functions mainly as a phonetic element. 赴 specifically means to travel to a destination, attend an event, or rush toward a goal, often conveying purpose, urgency, or obligation. It appears in formal contexts for actions like attending a banquet, assuming an official post, or hurrying to provide aid, consistently denoting purposeful, directional travel.

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Bronze Spring and Autumn (771-476 BC)
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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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他明天将北京。

Tā míngtiān jiāng fù Běijīng.

He will go to Beijing tomorrow.

我准时约了。

Wǒ zhǔnshí fùyuē le.

I arrived for the appointment on time.

代表团国外考察。

Dàibiǎotuán fù guówài kǎochá.

The delegation went abroad for an investigation.

她毫不犹豫地奔灾区。

Tā háo bù yóuyù de bēnfù zāiqū.

She rushed to the disaster area without hesitation.

这位外交官即将任。

Zhè wèi wàijiāoguān jíjiāng fùrèn.

This diplomat is about to take up his post.

无数仁人志士为理想难。

Wúshù rénrén zhìshì wèi lǐxiǎng fùnàn.

Countless people with lofty ideals faced peril for their ideals.

青年们积极基层锻炼。

Qīngniánmen jījí fù jīcéng duànliàn.

Young people actively go to the grassroots level to gain experience.

他怀着必死的决心战场。

Tā huáizhe bì sǐ de juéxīn fù zhànchǎng.

He went to the battlefield with the determination to die.