接 jiē receive
receive; to pick up; to connect; to catch
How to remember 接: 扌 hand + 妾 concubine = receive. On the set of a costume drama, the actor holds out his hand to the concubine stepping from the carriage, ready to receive her.
Component breakdown
接 = 扌 hand + 妾 concubine
- 扌 hand
- 妾 concubine
On the set of a costume drama, the actor holds out his hand to the concubine stepping from the carriage, ready to receive her.
How it is used
- To receive / connect / pick someone up - 接电话 (jiē diànhuà) answer the phone, 去机场接人 (qù jīchǎng jiē rén) pick someone up at the airport.
- 接 = go collect a person; contrast 送 (sòng, see off/drop off). Also 'to catch/take' something handed over: 接住 (jiēzhù) catch it.
- 接着 (jiēzhe) = next / right after. Distinguish 接受 (jiēshòu, accept an offer/idea) from 接收 (jiēshōu, receive/take over a signal or thing).
Words with 接
- 接受jiēshòuacceptHSK 4
- 直接zhíjiēdirectHSK 4
- 接着jiēzhecontinueHSK 4
- 接待jiēdàito receiveHSK 5
- 接收jiēshōureception (of transmitted signal)HSK 5
- 接触jiēchùto touchHSK 5
- 接近jiējìnto approachHSK 5
- 迎接yíngjiēto welcomeHSK 5
- 连接liánjiēto linkHSK 5
- 对接duìjiēto join upHSK 6
- 接连jiēliánon endHSK 6
- 链接liànjiēto linkHSK 6
- 间接jiànjiēindirectHSK 6
- 交头接耳jiāotóu-jiē’ěrto whisper to one another's earHSK 7
- 交接jiāojiēto come into contactHSK 7
- 再接再厉zàijiē-zàilìto continue the struggle (idiom)HSK 7
- 接二连三jiē’èr-liánsānone after anotherHSK 7
- 接力jiēlìrelayHSK 7
- 接手jiēshǒuto take over (duties etc)HSK 7
- 接济jiējìto give material assistance toHSK 7
- 接班jiēbānto take overHSK 7
- 接班人jiēbānrénsuccessorHSK 7
- 接见jiējiànto receive somebodyHSK 7
- 承接chéngjiēto receiveHSK 8
- 拼接pīnjiēto put togetherHSK 8
- 接替jiētìto replaceHSK 8
- 接纳jiēnàto admit (to membership)HSK 8
- 接轨jiēguǐrailtrack connectionHSK 8
- 衔接xiánjiēto link upHSK 9
Example sentences
- 手机一打开，他就接到一连串的短信． Shǒujī yī dǎkāi, tā jiù jiē dào yīliánchuàn de duǎnxìn.The moment his cell phone was turned on, he received a series of text messages.
- 她接受了我的礼物。 Tā jiēshòule wǒ de lǐwù.She accepted my gift.
- 她放学后接着就回家了。 Tā fàngxué hòu jiēzhe jiù huíjiā le.She went home after classes were over.
- 我直接走向卧室。 Wǒ zhíjiē zǒuxiàng wòshì.I go straight toward the bedroom.