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接jiēto answer (the phone)

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接 (jiē) means "to answer (the phone)" and "to meet or welcome sb." It is used for picking up a phone call, as in 他不接电话 (He doesn't answer the phone), and for going to meet someone, as in 我去机场接你 (I'll go to the airport to meet you). This entry covers these two senses.

What does 接 mean?

  1. 1.

    to answer (the phone)verb

  2. 2.

    to meet or welcome sbverb

What does the character 接 mean?

  • 接to answer (the phone)

How do you use 接?

See it in 他不接电话, 你接一下电话 and 我去机场接你.

What are some examples of 接 in a sentence?

  1. 他不接电话。

    Tā bù jiē diànhuà.

    He doesn't answer the phone.

  2. 你接一下电话。

    Nǐ jiē yíxià diànhuà.

    Answer the phone.

  3. 我去机场接你。

    Wǒ qù jīchǎng jiē nǐ.

    I'll go to the airport to meet you.

How is 接 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    我明天下午到北京。

    Wǒ míngtiān xiàwǔ dào Běijīng.

    I arrive in Beijing tomorrow afternoon.

  2. Speaker B:

    我去机场接你。

    Wǒ qù jīchǎng jiē nǐ.

    I'll go to the airport to meet you.

  3. Speaker A:

    太好了,谢谢你!

    Tài hǎo le, xièxie nǐ!

    Great, thank you!

  4. Speaker B:

    不客气。

    Bú kèqi.

    You're welcome.

Can you use 接 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: 他不___电话。 (He doesn't answer the phone.)
  2. 2.What does 我去机场接你。 mean?
  3. 3.Fill in the blank: 你___一下电话。 (Answer the phone.)

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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.