接
通

To connect in Chinese: 接通 (jiē tōng)

jiē tōng

to connect

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to connect
  2. 2to put through

Stroke order

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接
通

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄐㄧㄝ

jiē

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄝ/ ê—/ first tone

ㄊㄨㄥ

tōng

ㄊ/ tㄨ/ uㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 我打了好几次才接通他的电话。

    wǒ dǎ le hǎo jǐ cì cái jiē tōng tā de diàn huà。

    I called several times before finally getting through to him.

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Related words

接

jiē

to receive

通

tōng

to go through

交通

jiāo tōng

to be connected

接受

jiē shòu

to accept

通过

tōng guò

to pass through

通知

tōng zhī

to notify

直接

zhí jiē

direct (opposite: indirect 间接)

沟通

gōu tōng

to join

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

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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