接 jiē — to meet, to pick up (somebody)
jiē (first tone, high and level)jie1
to meet, to pick up (somebody)
HSK 3· HSK 1–4 (classic)Level 3· Three-band, nine-level standardverb
Meanings
to meet, to pick up (somebody)
To go and collect someone: 去机场接朋友. It is the standard verb for meeting an arrival — quite distinct from 见面, which is two people meeting up.
verbto answer (a phone), to take (something handed over)
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Example sentences
- 明天我去机场接你。明天我去機場接你。Míngtiān (second tone, rising) wǒ (third tone, dipping) qù (fourth tone, falling) jīchǎng (first tone, high and level) jiē (first tone, high and level) nǐ. (third tone, dipping)···
I’ll come and pick you up at the airport tomorrow.
- 他正在开会，没有接电话。他正在開會，沒有接電話。Tā (first tone, high and level) zhèngzài (fourth tone, falling) kāihuì, (first tone, high and level) méiyǒu (second tone, rising) jiē (first tone, high and level) diànhuà. (fourth tone, falling)···
He’s in a meeting and didn’t answer the phone.