how to write jie(connect) in chinese

接

pinyinjiē
radicals扌Stroke count11
eanglish meaningconnect; receive; join; call for; get; come into contact with; catch; come close to

Stroke order of the Chinese character "接" (jie)

Handwriting

v. （靠近; 接触） come into contact with; come close to:

1. 短兵相接
hand-to-hand fight; fighting at close quarters; close-range fighting;

2. 交头接耳
whisper into each other's ears; speak in each other's ears

v. （连接; 使连接） connect; join; put together:

1. 接电线
connect wires;

2. 接关系
establish contact (as in underground work);

3. 接线头
tie broken threads; join two threads together;

4. 手术的第一步是把骨头接上。
The first stage of the operation was to join up the bones.

v. （托住; 承受） catch; take hold of:

1. 接球
catch a ball;

2. 我把苹果扔给他，他接着了。
I threw the apple to him and he caught it.

v. （接收; 接受） receive:

1. 接到一封信
receive a letter;

2. 接电话
answer the phone; receive [take] a phone call;

3. 有一段时间，我们接针线活做，来挣一点钱。
For a time we took in sewing to earn a little money.

v. （迎接） meet; welcome:

1. 到机场接人
go to the airport to meet sb.;

2. 非常感谢你来接我。
Thank you very much for coming to meet me.

3. 他们开门把他接了进去。
They opened the door and welcomed him in.

v. （接替） take over:

1. 把优良传统接过来，传下去
take over and carry forward the fine tradition;

2. 接工作
take over a job

n. （姓氏） a surname:

1. 接子
Jie Zi