Definition
引见 is a formal verb meaning 'to introduce someone to a person of higher status or authority' — it suggests an act of recommendation or presenting someone for a meeting or audience, like introducing a junior colleague to a senior executive or a visitor to an official. It is more specific than the everyday 介绍, which covers all kinds of introductions. Use 引见 when the introduction carries weight, such as in a professional, political, or ceremonial context.
v.
to introduce (someone) to a superior or authority figureto present (someone) for an audience
Examples
- 引见。Wǒ xiǎng qǐng nín yǐn jiàn yíxià zhè wèi xīn rèn jīnglǐ.I'd like to ask you to introduce this new manager (to the director).
- 引见，。Méiyǒu tā yǐn jiàn, wǒ gēnběn jiàn bú dào bùzhǎng.Without his introduction, I wouldn't have been able to see the minister at all.
- 引见。Dàshǐ qīnzì yǐn jiàn le dàibiǎotuán chéngyuán.The ambassador personally introduced the members of the delegation.
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