接 jiē to pick (someone) up; to answer (the phone)

Example sentences

我去机场接朋友。Wǒ qù jīchǎng jiē péngyou.I am going to the airport to pick up a friend.
请接一下电话。Qǐng jiē yíxià diànhuà.Please answer the phone.

HSK 3 — the intermediate threshold: 300 new words, 600 in all. You can communicate in daily life, study and travel in China. In HSK 3.0, 接 is in band 2. HSK 3 explained

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中接can mean to pick someone up. You might say中我去机场接朋友。

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Stroke order

接 is written in 11 strokes.

接 — the Chinese character for to pick (someone) up; to answer (the phone) (jiē), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 接 — to pick (someone) up; to answer (the phone)

Senses

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

Related words

Where 接 lives

HSK 3 list Practise HSK 3.0 · band 2 Practise Topic: Transport Practise Topic: Everyday actions Practise Topic: Communication Practise

接 is pronounced jiē and means “to pick (someone) up; to answer (the phone)”.