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接
Mandarin · pinyin jiē
Meanings
- 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
Characters in this entry
- 接
- jiē · receive; continue; catch; connect
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Mandarin tones
1 · jie1
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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 11 senses · 1 Cantonese reading
Rime Cantonese 粵拼
zip3
Cantonese word readings for 接. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section
Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
character · Etymology 1
- to come near to; to be close to; to come into contact
- to receive
- to host; to receive or admit someone
- to catch
- to continue; to follow
- to take over
- to connect
- to pick up the phone
- to meet, greet and welcome (someone); to pick up (a person)
- a surname, Jie
character · Etymology 2
- (Hangzhounese) this
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