接

jiē · jie

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. to receive
  2. to answer (the phone)
  3. to meet or welcome sb
  4. to connect
  5. to catch
  6. to join
  7. to extend
  8. to take one's turn on duty
  9. to take over for sb

In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)会(huì)安(ān)排(pái)一(yí)下(xià),叫(jiào)个(ge)人(rén)去(qù)你(nǐ)家(jiā)接(jiē)你(nǐ)。

I'll arrange for someone to pick you up at your home.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by Masa · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

电(diàn)话(huà)响(xiǎng)了(le)很(hěn)久(jiǔ),她(tā)一(yì)直(zhí)没(méi)接(jiē)。

The phone rang for a long time, but she never answered it.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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