接吻

jiēwěn

verb #3,435

Meanings

1 to kiss

Characters

to connect; to touch

Examples

HSK 3

他们在公园里接吻。

Tāmen zài gōngyuán lǐ jiēwěn.

They kissed in the park.

HSK 6

在中国，公开接吻不太常见。

Zài Zhōngguó, gōngkāi jiēwěn bù tài chángjiàn.

In China, kissing in public is not very common.

Tips

usage

接吻 is more formal and literary. In casual speech, 亲 (qīn) is more common for 'to kiss.'

Stroke Order

接 jiē

吻 wěn