接

jiē

verb HSK 2 #325

Meanings

1 to receive
2 to answer (phone)
3 to meet/pick up

Characters

to receive; to connect; to pick up

Examples

请接电话。

Qǐng jiē diànhuà.

Please answer the phone.

我去机场接你。

Wǒ qù jīchǎng jiē nǐ.

I'll pick you up at the airport.

接住！

Jiē zhù!

Catch it!

Tips

usage

接 is very versatile: 接电话 (answer phone), 接人 (pick someone up), 接球 (catch a ball).

Stroke Order

接 jiē