密接

mìjiē

noun

Meanings

1 close contact (epidemiology)
2 abbreviation of 密切接触者

Characters

to contact; connect

Examples

他被判定为密接。

Tā bèi pàndìng wéi mìjiē.

He was designated as a close contact.

密接人员需要集中隔离。

Mìjiē rényuán xūyào jízhōng gélí.

Close contacts need to be centrally quarantined.

Tips

history

Abbreviation of 密切接触者 that entered everyday speech during 2020-2022. Paired category 次密接 (secondary close contact) traced one step further. Largely retired after zero-COVID policy ended in late 2022.

Stroke Order

密 mì

接 jiē