承接

chéngjiē

verb #46,744

Meanings

1 to undertake (a contract/job)
2 to accept (work)
3 to carry on
4 to follow on from

Characters

to receive / undertake

to connect / receive

Examples

我们公司承接各种装修工程。

Wǒmen gōngsī chéngjiē gèzhǒng zhuāngxiū gōngchéng.

Our company takes on all kinds of renovation projects.

这段文字承接上文的论述。

Zhè duàn wénzì chéngjiē shàngwén de lùnshù.

This paragraph follows on from the argument above.

Tips

usage

承接 has two common senses: in business it means 'to take on' a commissioned job (承接业务); in writing, it means one passage 'connects to / continues' the previous one.

Stroke Order

承 chéng

接 jiē