接电话 (jiēdiànhuà): to answer the phone

Meanings

1 to answer the phone
2 to pick up a call

Characters

接

Examples

你怎么不接电话？

Nǐ zěnme bù jiē diànhuà?

Why aren't you picking up the phone?

开会的时候不方便接电话。

Kāihuì de shíhou bù fāngbiàn jiē diànhuà.

It's not convenient to answer the phone during meetings.

她正在开车，让我帮她接个电话。

Tā zhèngzài kāichē, ràng wǒ bāng tā jiē ge diànhuà.

She's driving, so she asked me to answer a call for her.

Tips

usage

Pairs with 挂电话 (guàdiànhuà, hang up) and 打电话 (dǎ diànhuà, make a call). 接 here means 'to receive/catch'. 接 + 电话 / 短信 / 快递 all work.

Stroke Order

接 jiē

电 diàn

话 huà

Related Words

打电话 dǎdiànhuà HSK 1 #314

to make a phone call

电话 diànhuà HSK 1 #219

telephone; phone call

通电话 tōngdiànhuà #12,452

to make a phone call; to phone someone

电话线 diànhuàxiàn #8,939

telephone line; phone cord / telephone wire

电话亭 diànhuàtíng #10,203

telephone booth / phone booth

电话簿 diànhuàbù #12,281

telephone directory / phone book

接听 jiētīng HSK 7

to answer (a phone call) / to pick up (the phone)

通话 tōnghuà HSK 6 #2,488

phone call; to make a phone call / to communicate by phone

电话铃 diànhuàlíng #18,699

telephone ring / phone bell

无线电话 wúxiàndiànhuà #18,345

wireless telephone / cordless phone / radio telephony