接
jiē
Description
"接"是一个很常用的动词，可以表示接住东西、接电话、也可以表示去车站接人。
"接" is a very common verb that can mean to catch something, answer the phone, or pick someone up at the station.
它还有"连接"的意思，比如把两根绳子接在一起。
It also means "to connect," like joining two ropes together.
Meanings
接jiē
to catch; to receive something
我接住了你扔的球。
I caught the ball you threw.
接jiē
to answer (a phone or call)
电话响了，你去接一下。
The phone is ringing, go answer it.
接jiē
to pick up; to meet someone
我明天去机场接朋友。
I'm going to the airport to pick up a friend tomorrow.
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Notes
- Nuance
接 covers catching, receiving, answering and picking up someone — context tells which.
- Etymology
original sense of joining/connecting extended to receiving and meeting.
In videos
“我们这儿不太好找，我现在出去接她一下吧。”
“然后把我们的灯顺着灯穿的这个小印接锁住”
“这是水龙头，打开水龙头，我来接一些水。”
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