HSK 3 · Help & Cooperation

接待

jiē dài

to receive (guests)

Stroke order of 接待

2 characters, 20 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

接 · 11 strokes待 · 9 strokes

Memory trick

A hand (扌) joining (接) and waiting on (待) guests: to receive.

Parts: 接扌hand + 妾; 待彳step + 寺 (wait, treat)

The characters in 接待

接 jiē — to pick up; to receive (11 strokes)

Example sentence

我们热情地接待客人。

We warmly receive guests.

Words with 接

接下来next; following 接着to follow; then 直接direct; directly 接to pick up; to receive 接到to receive 接受to accept 迎接to welcome; to meet 接近to approach; close to

Words with 待

对待to treat 等待to wait

More words: Help & Cooperation

合作to cooperate 配合to cooperate; to coordinate 团结to unite; unity 联合to unite; joint 结合to combine 共同common; together 互相each other 相互mutual; each other 带领to lead 带动to drive; to spur on 指导to guide; guidance 迎接to welcome; to meet

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