接吻

jiēwěn

verb #3,435

Meanings

1 to kiss

Characters

to connect; to touch

Examples

他们在公园里接吻。

Tāmen zài gōngyuán lǐ jiēwěn.

They kissed in the park.

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