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jiē
HSK 2.0 Level 3 HSK 3.0 Level 2

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Definitions

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

Example Sentences

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"電話在響。" "我去 。"
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 764504)

Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.

Words Containing 接

迎接
yíng jiē

to welcome; to greet

接班
jiē bān

to take over (from those working the previous shift)

接线盒
jiē xiàn hé

junction box (elec.)

接生婆
jiē shēng pó

midwife

间接税
jiàn jiē shuì

indirect tax

接手
jiē shǒu

to take over (duties etc)

反接
fǎn jiē

trussed

配接卡
pèi jiē kǎ

adapter (device)

接管
jiē guǎn

to take over

接受审问
jiē shòu shěn wèn

under interrogation (for a crime)

接续
jiē xù

to follow

上气不接下气
shàng qì bù jiē xià qì

out of breath (idiom)

交接
jiāo jiē

(of two things) to come into contact

接碴
jiē chá

to pursue a conversation

青黄不接
qīng huáng bù jiē

lit. yellow does not reach green (idiom); the yellow autumn crop does not last until the green spring crop

跨接器
kuà jiē qì

jumper (electronics)

接掌
jiē zhǎng

to take over

接收器
jiē shōu qì

receiver

辐射直接效应
fú shè zhí jiē xiào yìng

direct effect of radiation

嫁接
jià jiē

to graft (a branch to a rootstock)

单连接站
dān lián jiē zhàn

single attachment station (telecommunications)

接纳
jiē nà

to admit (to membership)

非直接
fēi zhí jiē

indirect

接合
jiē hé

to connect

媒体接口连接器
méi tǐ jiē kǒu lián jiē qì

medium interface connector

间接证据
jiàn jiē zhèng jù

indirect testimony

超级链接
chāo jí liàn jiē

hyperlink (in HTML)

接通
jiē tōng

to connect

接洽
jiē qià

to discuss a matter with sb

管理接口
guǎn lǐ jiē kǒu

management interface

接送
jiē sòng

to pick up and drop off; to ferry back and forth

数据接口
shù jù jiē kǒu

data interface

接入
jiē rù

to access (a network)

接人
jiē rén

to meet a person

粘接
zhān jiē

to bond

接二连三
jiē èr lián sān

one after another (idiom)

接力
jiē lì

relay

预防接种
yù fáng jiē zhòng

prophylactic inoculation

链接
liàn jiē

link (on a website)

铆接
mǎo jiē

to join with rivets

接下
jiē xià

to take on (a responsibility)

接引
jiē yǐn

to greet and usher in (guests, newcomers etc)

接壤
jiē rǎng

to border on

地接
dì jiē

local guide

连接至
lián jiē zhì

to connect to

接受者
jiē shòu zhě

recipient

可接受性
kě jiē shòu xìng

acceptability

短兵相接
duǎn bīng xiāng jiē

to fight at close quarters

间接选举
jiàn jiē xuǎn jǔ

indirect election

应用程序接口
yìng yòng chéng xù jiē kǒu

application programming interface (API)

外商直接投资
wài shāng zhí jiē tóu zī

overseas foreign direct investment (OFDI)

雌性接口
cí xìng jiē kǒu

female connector

焊接
hàn jiē

to weld

接点
jiē diǎn

(electrical) contact

接获
jiē huò

to receive (a call, report etc)

接棒人
jiē bàng rén

successor

接班人
jiē bān rén

successor

密切接触者
mì qiè jiē chù zhě

(epidemiology) close contact

邻接
lín jiē

adjacent

接过
jiē guò

to take (sth proffered)

接收
jiē shōu

reception (of transmitted signal)

接盘
jiē pán

(of an entrepreneur) to buy up a struggling business

外接圆
wài jiē yuán

circumscribed circle (of a polygon)

接踵而来
jiē zhǒng ér lái

to come one after the other

接线
jiē xiàn

wiring

招接
zhāo jiē

to receive (guests, clients)

超链接
chāo liàn jiē

hyperlink

接单
jiē dān

to take a customer's order

接上
jiē shàng

to connect (a cable etc)

接生
jiē shēng

to deliver (a newborn child)

接种
jiē zhòng

to be vaccinated

接下来
jiē xià lái

to accept

连接号
lián jiē hào

hyphen

接穗
jiē suì

scion (branch or bud that is grafted onto rootstock)

光纤分布数据接口
guāng xiān fēn bù shù jù jiē kǒu

FDDI

面向连接
miàn xiàng lián jiē

connection-oriented

接驳
jiē bó

to access

接受
jiē shòu

to accept

接发
jiē fà

hair extensions

接触不良
jiē chù bù liáng

loose or defective contact (elec.)

进接
jìn jiē

(computing) access (to a network)

接连不断
jiē lián bù duàn

in unbroken succession (idiom)

接着
jiē zhe

to continue

衔接
xián jiē

to link up; to connect; to join

网管接口
wǎng guǎn jiē kǒu

network management interface

移花接木
yí huā jiē mù

lit. to graft flowers onto a tree (idiom)

接收器灵敏度
jiē shōu qì líng mǐn dù

receiver sensitivity

无线电接收机
wú xiàn diàn jiē shōu jī

receiver (radio)

接合菌纲
jiē hé jūn gāng

Zygomycetes

再接再厉
zài jiē zài lì

to continue the struggle (idiom); to persist

难于接近
nán yú jiē jìn

(of people) difficult to approach

接待室
jiē dài shì

reception room

连接框
lián jiē kuàng

connection frame

接踵
jiē zhǒng

to follow on sb's heels

接地气
jiē dì qì

in touch with the common people

接头
jiē tóu

connector; joint; coupling

拨接
bō jiē

dial-up (Internet connection)

接泊车
jiē bó chē

shuttle bus

接案
jiē àn

to be informed of a case

直接
zhí jiē

direct (opposite: indirect 間接|间接[jiàn jiē])

接客
jiē kè

to receive guests

空中接力
kōng zhōng jiē lì

alley-oop (basketball)

搭接片
dā jiē piàn

buckle

接骨木
jiē gǔ mù

elder or elderberry (genus Sambucus)

直接竞争
zhí jiē jìng zhēng

direct competitor

易接近
yì jiē jìn

accessible

接听
jiē tīng

to answer the phone

桥接
qiáo jiē

bridging (in computer networks)

直接了当
zhí jiē liǎo dàng

see 直截了當|直截了当[zhí jié liǎo dàng]

连接器
lián jiē qì

connector

接线生
jiē xiàn shēng

switchboard operator

拒不接受
jù bù jiē shòu

refusing to accept

拨号连接
bō hào lián jiē

dial-up connection

直接数据
zhí jiē shù jù

data-direct (in LAN emulation)

接力赛跑
jiē lì sài pǎo

relay race

交接班
jiāo jiē bān

to change shift

接驳车
jiē bó chē

shuttle bus ferrying passengers between train stations on two different rail lines

接应
jiē yìng

to provide support

接替
jiē tì

to replace

接地
jiē dì

earth (electric connection)

接近
jiē jìn

to approach

加密套接字协议层
jiā mì tào jiē zì xié yì céng

Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) (computing)

接待
jiē dài

to receive (a visitor)

传宗接代
chuán zōng jiē dài

to carry on one's ancestral line

脑机接口
nǎo jī jiē kǒu

brain-computer interface

虚拟连接
xū nǐ lián jiē

virtual connection

异性性接触
yì xìng xìng jiē chù

heterosexual sex

应用程序编程接口
yìng yòng chéng xù biān chéng jiē kǒu

application programming interface (API)

双连接站
shuāng lián jiē zhàn

dual attachment station

接战
jiē zhàn

to engage in battle

摩肩接踵
mó jiān jiē zhǒng

lit. rubbing shoulders and following in each other's footsteps

接任
jiē rèn

to take over (as minister, manager etc)

数据链路连接标识
shù jù liàn lù lián jiē biāo zhì

data link connection identifier (DLCI)

性接触
xìng jiē chù

sexual encounter

接口
jiē kǒu

interface

接缝
jiē fèng

seam

间接
jiàn jiē

indirect

剪接
jiǎn jiē

film-editing

紧接
jǐn jiē

to follow immediately afterwards

接住
jiē zhù

to catch (sth thrown etc)

外部链接
wài bù liàn jiē

external link (on website)

连接
lián jiē

to link; to join; to connect

接到
jiē dào

to receive (letter etc)

连接酶
lián jiē méi

ligase

接轨
jiē guǐ

railtrack connection

用户到网络的接口
yòng hù dào wǎng luò de jiē kǒu

User-Network Interface

相接
xiāng jiē

to merge with

对接
duì jiē

to join up

接口模块
jiē kǒu mó kuài

interface module

光纤接口
guāng xiān jiē kǒu

optical interface

光接收器
guāng jiē shōu qì

optical receiver

互相连接
hù xiāng lián jiē

interlinked

接连
jiē lián

on end

接收机
jiē shōu jī

receiver

接通费
jiē tōng fèi

connection charge

接戏
jiē xì

to accept an acting role

交头接耳
jiāo tóu jiē ěr

to whisper to one another's ear

承接
chéng jiē

to receive

延接
yán jiē

to receive sb

首尾相接
shǒu wěi xiāng jiē

to join head to tail

转接班机
zhuǎn jiē bān jī

connecting flight

目不暇接
mù bù xiá jiē

lit. too much for the eye to take in (idiom); a feast for the eyes

接枝
jiē zhī

(tree) graft

无缝连接
wú fèng lián jiē

seamless connection

应接
yìng jiē

to attend to

胶接
jiāo jiē

to splice

网路链接层
wǎng lù liàn jiē céng

network link layer

光纤分布式数据接口
guāng xiān fēn bù shì shù jù jiē kǒu

Fiber Distributed Data Interface

拼接
pīn jiē

to put together

密接
mì jiē

closely connected; inseparably related

直接选举
zhí jiē xuǎn jǔ

direct election

迎接挑战
yíng jiē tiǎo zhàn

to meet a challenge

直接宾语
zhí jiē bīn yǔ

direct object (grammar)

接线板
jiē xiàn bǎn

power strip

割接
gē jiē

(network) cutover

接机
jiē jī

jointing machine

转接
zhuǎn jiē

(telephony etc) to switch

搭接
dā jiē

to join

紧接着
jǐn jiē zhe

immediately afterwards

应接不暇
yìng jiē bù xiá

more than one can attend to (idiom)

接龙
jiē lóng

to build up a sequence

接活
jiē huó

to take on a piece of work

直接税
zhí jiē shuì

direct tax

无连接
wú lián jiē

connectionless

接济
jiē jì

to give material assistance to

间接宾语
jiàn jiē bīn yǔ

indirect object (grammar)

接触器
jiē chù qì

contactor

动态链接库
dòng tài liàn jiē kù

dynamic-link library (DLL)

接警
jiē jǐng

(of police, fire brigade etc) to receive a report of an incident

一个接一个
yī ge jiē yī ge

one by one

桥接器
qiáo jiē qì

bridge (networking)

用户到网络接口
yòng hù dào wǎng luò jiē kǒu

user-network interface

人力接龙
rén lì jiē lóng

bucket brigade

外部连接
wài bù lián jiē

external link

接球
jiē qiú

to receive a served ball (volleyball, tennis etc)

接力赛
jiē lì sài

relay race

成语接龙
chéng yǔ jiē lóng

game where the last word of one idiom 成語|成语[chéng yǔ] is the first of the next

电缆接头
diàn lǎn jiē tóu

cable gland

待人接物
dài rén jiē wù

the way one treats people

接见
jiē jiàn

to receive sb

进接服务
jìn jiē fú wù

access server

连接词
lián jiē cí

conjunction

接力棒
jiē lì bàng

relay baton

接待员
jiē dài yuán

receptionist

拒接
jù jiē

to reject

角膜接触镜
jiǎo mó jiē chù jìng

contact lens

接吻
jiē wěn

to kiss

接触
jiē chù

to touch

接线员
jiē xiàn yuán

switchboard operator