Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
接
jiē
Description
"接"这个字有很多意思，可以表示接住东西，也可以表示接电话或者去车站接人。
The character "接" has many meanings; it can mean to catch something, answer the phone, or pick someone up at the station.
它还可以表示两个东西连在一起。
It can also mean that two things are connected together.
Meanings
接jiē
to catch or receive something
我接住了那个球。
I caught the ball.
接jiē
to answer a phone; to receive a call
请你接一下电话。
Please answer the phone.
接jiē
to pick someone up; to meet someone
我去机场接朋友。
I'm going to the airport to pick up a friend.
Related words
Notes
- Nuance
接 focuses on receiving or joining; 收 emphasizes obtaining or collecting.
- Etymology
originally means to bring hands together to hold, hence "receive/connect."
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