直接接触 (zhíjiējiēchù): direct contact

Meanings

1 direct contact
2 to make direct contact (with)

Characters

直

Examples

避免和病人直接接触。

Bìmiǎn hé bìngrén zhíjiē jiēchù.

Avoid direct contact with patients.

这种病毒通过直接接触传播。

Zhè zhǒng bìngdú tōngguò zhíjiē jiēchù chuánbō.

This virus spreads through direct contact.

Tips

usage

Used both in medical contexts (disease transmission) and in general business talk (直接接触客户 — direct customer contact), with no middleman implied.

Stroke Order

直 zhí

接 jiē

触 chù

Related Words

直接驱动 zhíjiēqūdòng

direct drive / direct-drive mechanism (no gears or belts)

直接 zhíjiē HSK 2 #723

direct; directly / straightforward

接触 jiēchù HSK 5 #1,731

to come into contact with; to touch / to be in touch with; to have dealings with / contact; exposure

直接发育 zhíjiēfāyù

direct development / development without a larval stage

直接访问 zhíjiēfǎngwèn

direct access / to access directly

接触者 jiēchùzhě

contact (epidemiology) / person who has had contact (with an infected case)

密切接触者 mìqièjiēchùzhě

close contact (epidemiology) / person who had close contact with an infected individual

无接触配送 wújiēchùpèisòng

contactless delivery / delivery without face-to-face contact (package left at a designated spot)

缸内直喷 gāngnèizhípēn

in-cylinder direct injection (engine tech) / gasoline direct injection (GDI / FSI) / direct fuel injection into the combustion chamber

次密接 cìmìjiē

secondary close contact (epidemiology) / close contact of a close contact