接
听

To answer the phone in Chinese: 接听 (jiē tīng)

jiē tīng

to answer the phone

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 接聽1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to answer the phone

Stroke order

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听

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ㄐㄧㄝ

jiē

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄝ/ ê—/ first tone

ㄊㄧㄥ

tīng

ㄊ/ tㄧ/ iㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

接听

Simplified

接聽

Traditional

Example sentences

See 接听 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 开会时请不要接听电话。

    kāi huì shí qǐng bú yào jiē tīng diàn huà。

    Please don't answer phone calls during the meeting.

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Related words

听

tīng

to listen to

接

jiē

to receive

接受

jiē shòu

to accept

直接

zhí jiē

direct (opposite: indirect 间接)

打听

dǎ ting

to ask about

接触

jiē chù

to touch

接待

jiē dài

to receive (a visitor)

接近

jiē jìn

to approach

接着

jiē zhe

to catch and hold on

迎接

yíng jiē

to welcome

好听

hǎo tīng

pleasant to hear

听到

tīng dào

to hear

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