HSK 2 · Giving & getting

接

jiē

to pick up; to receive

Stroke order of 接

接 is written with 11 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

Reach out a hand '扌' to meet the arriving woman '妾' and pick her up.

Parts: 扌 hand + 妾 (立 stand + 女 woman)

Example sentence

我去机场接你。

I'll go pick you up at the airport.

Words with 接

接下来next; following 接着to follow; then 直接direct; directly 接到to receive 接受to accept 接待to receive (guests)迎接to welcome; to meet 接近to approach; close to

More words: Giving & getting

送到to deliver to 送给to give (as a gift)交to hand in; to hand over 交给to give to; to hand to 收to receive; to accept 收到to receive 接到to receive 接受to accept 受到to receive; to be given 借to borrow; to lend 拿出to take out 拿到to get; to obtain 取to take; to fetch 带to bring; to take 带来to bring

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