Meaning
to extend; to connect; to receive; to join
Chinese: 连接、接受或迎接。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “jie” becomes a different word in each tone. 接 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 接受jiē shòuto accept (a suggestion, punishment, bribe etc); to acquiesce
- 直接zhí jiēdirect; immediate; straightforward
- 接着jiē zheto catch and hold on; to continue; to go on to do sth; to follow
- 接到jiē dàoto receive (letter etc)
- 接下来jiē xià láito accept; to take; next; following
Example Sentence
我去车站接朋友。Wǒ qù chē zhàn jiē péng you.I went to the station to pick up a friend.
我WǒI去qùto go车站chē zhànrail station接jiēto receive朋友péng youfriend。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
The hand radical 扌 (meaning) plus 妾 (sound): to take hold of and join — ‘to receive / connect / meet’.
A way to remember it
A hand (扌) joining things up — to connect, to receive.
Easy to confuse with
- 推‘To push’: also the hand radical 扌, but with 隹 as the sound.