jiē

receive; continue; catch; connect

HSK 3 #247

DEFINITIONS

接 jiē
  • to receive
  • to answer (the phone)
  • to meet or welcome sb
  • to connect
  • to catch
  • to join
  • to extend
  • to take one's turn on duty
  • to take over for sb

STROKES

WORDS

交头耳 jiāo tóu jiē ěr to whisper to one another's ear
传宗代 chuán zōng jiē dài to carry on one's ancestral line
pīn jiē to put together; to join
壤 jiē rǎng to border on
待室 jiē dài shì reception room
地 jiē dì earth (electric connection); to earth
洽 jiē qià to discuss a matter with sb; to get in touch with; to arrange
器 lián jiē qì connector
不暇 yìng jiē bù xiá more than one can attend to (idiom); deluged (with inquiries etc); overwhelmed (by the beauty of the scenery)
连不断 jiē lián bù duàn in unbroken succession (idiom)
短兵相 duǎn bīng xiāng jiē lit. short-weaponed soldiery fight one another (idiom); fierce hand-to-hand infantry combat; to fight at close quarters
待人物 dài rén jiē wù the way one treats people
续 jiē xù to follow; to continue
xiāng jiē to merge with; interlinking; to join with; to interlock
chéng jiē to receive; to accept; to carry on
力棒 jiē lì bàng relay baton; (fig.) responsibilities (passed over to one's successor)
济 jiē jì to give material assistance to
风 jiē fēng to hold a welcoming dinner or reception
jǐn jiē immediately adjacent; immediately following; to follow closely on
警 jiē jǐng (of police, fire brigade etc) to receive a report of an incident
轨 jiē guǐ railtrack connection; to integrate into sth; to dock; to connect; to be in step with; to bring into line with; to align
点 jiē diǎn (electrical) contact
班 jiāo jiē bān to change shift
收机 jiē shōu jī receiver; TV or radio receiver
踵 jiē zhǒng to follow on sb's heels