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接力

jiēlì
noun HSK 7 #19,021

Meanings

  1. 1 relay (race)
  2. 2 to relay

Examples

我们班赢得了接力赛。
Wǒmen bān yíngdé le jiēlìsài.
Our class won the relay race.
救援人员接力抢救伤员。
Jiùyuán rényuán jiēlì qiǎngjiù shāngyuán.
The rescue workers took turns saving the injured.

Tips

memory
接 (receive) + 力 (strength/effort) — one person receives the effort from another and carries on. Like passing a baton.

Stroke Order

接 jiē
力 lì