接电话

接電話

jiēdiànhuà

phrase

Meanings

HSK 3

你怎么不接电话？

Nǐ zěnme bù jiē diànhuà?

Why aren't you picking up the phone?

HSK 3

开会的时候不方便接电话。

Kāihuì de shíhou bù fāngbiàn jiē diànhuà.

It's not convenient to answer the phone during meetings.

HSK 3

她正在开车，让我帮她接个电话。

Tā zhèngzài kāichē, ràng wǒ bāng tā jiē ge diànhuà.

She's driving, so she asked me to answer a call for her.

usage

Pairs with 挂电话 (hang up) and 打电话 (make a call). 接 here means 'to receive/catch'. 接 + 电话 / 短信 / 快递 all work.

接 jiē

电 diàn

话 huà