<p>面试, literally 'in-person test', refers to interview or admission test for a job or school application.</p>

<p>采访, literally 'pick and reach out', refers to journalist interviewing a random or specific person on the scene.</p>

<p>访问, literally 'reach out and inquire', refers to someone paying some specific person or place a visit with in-depth conversations, e.g. a journalist interviewing a domain expert, or a president visiting another country.</p>

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"reach out"? where does this translation comes from? Source? Thanks.
coobit
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面试 = "face test/trial"
Michaelyus
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NS.X.
<p>for differences users suggest consulting online dictionaries, esp. bkrs, iciba (anyhow which resource would only supply "interview" for all３?)bkrs: all 3 can be nouns,as verbs:</p>

<p><strong>访问</strong>： (1) [visit; call on]∶拜访, 有目的地探望天刚黑时去访问了几位朋友
(2) [go sightseeing; visit]∶观光; 游历 想在一个月后访问英国 CL:次 总统正在访问欧洲 "interview": 记者访问了这位战斗英雄。 A reporter interviewed the combat hero freq. rank  #726  同义/synonyms: 拜访, 拜会, 造访, 走访</p>

<p><strong>面试</strong> to be interviewed (as a candidate)当面考试 mainly used as noun ((就某问题)交谈, 面谈; 座谈) #5679</p>

<p><strong>采访</strong>[cover; gather material report] 采集素材, 调查访问
调查刑事案时采访证人to interview to gather news
to hunt for and collect to cover 1) 搜集寻访；探问寻访。2) 见“采访使”hist. informant, responsible for gathering information about conduct of other officials,Tang Dyn. 唐朝  #1161</p>

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user6065
<p>All 3 words seem to mean to interview, interview but what are the differences between them?</p>

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2019-03-25T03:16:44.860Z
Notice words usually  don't have one-to-one mapping between human languages.
炸鱼薯条德里克
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Differences between 访问，面试 and 采访
# Differences between 访问，面试 and 采访

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-03-24)

All 3 words seem to mean to interview, interview but what are the differences between them?

**Tags:** word-choice, mandarin

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Notice words usually  don't have one-to-one mapping between human languages.  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2019-03-24. Score: 3

面试, literally 'in-person test', refers to interview or admission test for a job or school application.

采访, literally 'pick and reach out', refers to journalist interviewing a random or specific person on the scene.

访问, literally 'reach out and inquire', refers to someone paying some specific person or place a visit with in-depth conversations, e.g. a journalist interviewing a domain expert, or a president visiting another country.

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: "reach out"? where does this translation comes from? Source? Thanks.  
> **username_4**: 面试 = "face test/trial"  

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### Answer by username_5 on 2019-03-24. Score: 2

for differences users suggest consulting online dictionaries, esp. bkrs, iciba (anyhow which resource would only supply "interview" for all３?)bkrs: all 3 can be nouns,as verbs:

**访问**： (1) [visit; call on]∶拜访, 有目的地探望天刚黑时去访问了几位朋友
(2) [go sightseeing; visit]∶观光; 游历 想在一个月后访问英国 CL:次 总统正在访问欧洲 "interview": 记者访问了这位战斗英雄。 A reporter interviewed the combat hero freq. rank #726 同义/synonyms: 拜访, 拜会, 造访, 走访

**面试** to be interviewed (as a candidate)当面考试 mainly used as noun ((就某问题)交谈, 面谈; 座谈) #5679

**采访**[cover; gather material report] 采集素材, 调查访问
调查刑事案时采访证人to interview to gather news
to hunt for and collect to cover 1) 搜集寻访；探问寻访。2) 见“采访使”hist. informant, responsible for gathering information about conduct of other officials,Tang Dyn. 唐朝 #1161


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