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接触

jiē chù
HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 5 Verb Common

Definitions

  1. 1. to touch
  2. 2. to contact
  3. 3. access
  4. 4. in touch with

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Word relationships

Antonyms

1 item
远离
yuǎn lí

to be far from

to keep away from contact

Related words

1 item
联系
lián xì

connection

used when referring to getting in contact with someone

Synonyms

1 item
触摸
chù mō

to touch

when emphasizing physical touch

Usage notes

Collocations

接触 is commonly used with abstract objects like 社会 (shèhuì) meaning 'to be exposed to society', or 新事物 (xīn shìwù) 'new things'.

Common mistakes

Do not confuse 接触 (jiēchù) 'contact' with 接着 (jiēzhe) 'continue/follow'. Despite sharing 接, their meanings differ significantly.

Example Sentences

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我从来没有 接触 过这种文化。
I have never been exposed to this kind of culture.
我沒 接触 過這箇球類遊戲。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 6047390)

Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org. AI-generated examples are marked with this icon.

Words Containing 接触

密切接触者
mì qiè jiē chù zhě

(epidemiology) close contact

性接触
xìng jiē chù

sexual encounter

接触不良
jiē chù bù liáng

loose or defective contact (elec.)

接触器
jiē chù qì

contactor

角膜接触镜
jiǎo mó jiē chù jìng

contact lens

Child Words of 接触

接
jiē

to receive

触
chù

to touch