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HSK 3.0Vocab 3Recognition 3
1.

Animated Stroke Order 接

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 接 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 接

接 stroke order diagram
3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right
接
扌shǒu · hand
妾qiè · concubine
接=
4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 接

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5.

How to Use 接

receive and meet

接 + person/thing

These are basic learner uses for receiving, meeting, or coming into contact with something.

接受 • jiē shòu • accept • HSK 4
6.

HSK Vocabulary: 接

接收 • jiē shōu • reception (of transmitted signal)
HSK 3.0 · L5
jiē接
shōu
7.

Example Sentences

tā他
zài在
qián前
tái台
jiē接
dài待
kè

Information

Pinyinjiē
Meaningconnect
Strokes11
Radical扌
Traditional接
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#494
Zhuyinㄐㄧㄝ
UnicodeU+63A5
CangjieQYHV
扌shǒu · hand
+妾qiè · concubine
HSK 4
jiē接
shòu受

accept

接待 • jiē dài • to receive (visitor); admit • HSK 5
HSK 5
jiē接
dài待

to receive (visitor); admit

接触 • jiē chù • come into contact with; to get in touch with; engage • HSK 5
HSK 5
jiē接
chù触

come into contact with; to get in touch with; engage

迎接 • yíng jiē • welcome; greet; reception • HSK 5
HSK 5
yíng迎
jiē接

welcome; greet; reception

connect and continue

link/continue/follow on

These words show connection in sequence, structure, or action.

接着 • jiē zhe • to catch; to carry on • HSK 4
HSK 4
jiē接
zhe着

to catch; to carry on

直接 • zhí jiē • direct • HSK 4
HSK 4
zhí直
jiē接

direct

接近 • jiē jìn • be close to; to approach • HSK 5
HSK 5
jiē接
jìn近

be close to; to approach

接连 • jiē lián • in a row; in succession • HSK 6
HSK 6
jiē接
lián连

in a row; in succession

technical connection

These words are useful in modern contexts such as networks, systems, and handover.

连接 • lián jiē • to link; to join; to connect • HSK 3.0 · L5
HSK 3.0 · L5
lián连
jiē接

to link; to join; to connect

对接 • duì jiē • to dock; to connect; to interface with • HSK 3.0 · L6
HSK 3.0 · L6
duì对
jiē接

to dock; to connect; to interface with

链接 • liàn jiē • link; URL; to link • HSK 3.0 · L6
HSK 3.0 · L6
liàn链
jiē接

link; URL; to link

交接 • jiāo jiē • Handover • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
jiāo交
jiē接

Handover

收

reception (of transmitted signal)

衔接 • xián jiē • link up; join; connect
HSK 6
xián衔
jiē接

link up; join; connect

间接 • jiàn jiē • secondhand; indirect
HSK 6
jiàn间
jiē接

secondhand; indirect

再接再厉 • zài jiē zài lì • redouble your efforts
HSK 6
zài再
jiē接
zài再
lì厉

redouble your efforts

客
rén人
。

He receives guests at the front desk

gōng工
chéng程
shī师
yòng用
hàn焊
jiē接
jì技
shù术
jiāng将
jīn金
shǔ属
guǎn管
jiē接
hé合
。

The engineer used welding technology to connect the metal pipes.

wǒ我
jiē接
shòu受
nǐ你
de的
dào道
qiàn歉
。

I accept your apology.

qǐng请
bǎ把
zhè这
liǎng两
gēn根
xiàn线
jiē接
qǐ起
lái来
。

Please connect these two wires.

qǐng请
lián连
jiē接
diàn电
nǎo脑
hé和
dǎ打
yìn印
jī机
。

Please connect the computer and printer

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