Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
接棒
jiēbàng
Description
“接棒”本来是跑步比赛里接过棒子的意思，现在也常用来说一个人接手别人的工作或任务。
"接棒" originally means to take the baton in a running race, but now it is also commonly used to mean taking over someone else's work or task.
Meanings
接棒jiēbàng
to take over a role or task from someone
他接棒当了公司的经理。
He took over as the company's manager.
接棒jiēbàng
to receive the baton in a relay race
她跑得很快，顺利地接棒了。
She ran fast and smoothly took the baton.
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Notes
- Etymology
接 (receive) + 棒 (baton); from relay racing, now used figuratively for succession.
- Nuance
接棒 emphasizes taking over from a predecessor; 交棒 means the opposite—handing over.
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