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接見

简接见 · 繁接見

Mandarin · pinyin jiē jiàn

to receive sb
to grant an interview

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接: jiē · receive; continue; catch; connect
見: jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive; Kangxi radical 147
见: jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive

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1–4 · jie1 jian4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zip3 gin3

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verb

to receive (a guest); to grant an interview (with a reporter)

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