接听
jiē tīng
Pinyin

Definition

接听
 - 
jiē tīng
  1. to answer the phone

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

接
jiē
  1. 1 to receive
  2. 2 to answer (the phone)
  3. 3 to meet or welcome sb
  4. 4 to connect
  5. 5 to catch
  6. 6 to join
  7. 7 to extend
  8. 8 to take one's turn on duty
  9. 9 to take over for sb
接受
jiē shòu
  1. 1 to accept
  2. 2 to receive
接着
jiē zhe
  1. 1 to catch and hold on
  2. 2 to continue
  3. 3 to go on to do sth
  4. 4 to follow
  5. 5 to carry on
  6. 6 then
  7. 7 after that
  8. 8 subsequently
  9. 9 to proceed
  10. 10 to ensue
  11. 11 in turn
  12. 12 in one's turn
直接
zhí jiē
  1. 1 direct (opposite: indirect 間接|间接[jiàn jiē])
  2. 2 immediate
  3. 3 straightforward
迎接
yíng jiē
  1. 1 to meet
  2. 2 to welcome
  3. 3 to greet
链接
liàn jiē
  1. 1 link (on a website)
拼接
pīn jiē
  1. 1 to put together
  2. 2 to join
接上
jiē shàng
  1. 1 to connect (a cable etc)
  2. 2 to hook up (a device)
  3. 3 to resume (a conversation)
  4. 4 to set (a bone)
接下
jiē xià
  1. 1 to take on (a responsibility)
接下来
jiē xià lái
  1. 1 to accept
  2. 2 to take
  3. 3 next
  4. 4 following
接到
jiē dào
  1. 1 to receive (letter etc)
接力
jiē lì
  1. 1 relay
接口
jiē kǒu
  1. 1 interface
  2. 2 port
  3. 3 connector
接吻
jiē wěn
  1. 1 to kiss
接待
jiē dài
  1. 1 to receive (a visitor)
  2. 2 to admit (allow sb to enter)
接收
jiē shōu
  1. 1 reception (of transmitted signal)
  2. 2 to receive
  3. 3 to accept
  4. 4 to admit
  5. 5 to take over (e.g. a factory)
  6. 6 to expropriate
接机
jiē jī
  1. 1 jointing machine
  2. 2 riveter
  3. 3 welder
  4. 4 sealer
  5. 5 to meet a plane (i.e. to meet sb at airport)
  6. 6 to service a plane (of airport workers)
接纳
jiē nà
  1. 1 to admit (to membership)
接听
jiē tīng
  1. 1 to answer the phone
接触
jiē chù
  1. 1 to touch
  2. 2 to contact
  3. 3 access
  4. 4 in touch with

Idioms (10)

上气不接下气
shàng qì bù jiē xià qì
  1. 1 out of breath (idiom)
  2. 2 to gasp for air
再接再厉
zài jiē zài lì
  1. 1 to continue the struggle (idiom); to persist
  2. 2 unremitting efforts
应接不暇
yìng jiē bù xiá
  1. 1 more than one can attend to (idiom)
  2. 2 deluged (with inquiries etc)
  3. 3 overwhelmed (by the beauty of the scenery)
成语接龙
chéng yǔ jiē lóng
  1. 1 game where the last word of one idiom 成語|成语[chéng yǔ] is the first of the next
接二连三
jiē èr lián sān
  1. 1 one after another (idiom)
  2. 2 in quick succession
接连不断
jiē lián bù duàn
  1. 1 in unbroken succession (idiom)
目不暇接
mù bù xiá jiē
  1. 1 lit. too much for the eye to take in (idiom); a feast for the eyes
短兵相接
duǎn bīng xiāng jiē
  1. 1 lit. short-weaponed soldiery fight one another (idiom); fierce hand-to-hand infantry combat
  2. 2 to fight at close quarters
移花接木
yí huā jiē mù
  1. 1 lit. to graft flowers onto a tree
  2. 2 to surreptitiously substitute one thing for another (idiom)
青黄不接
qīng huáng bù jiē
  1. 1 lit. yellow does not reach green (idiom); the yellow autumn crop does not last until the green spring crop
  2. 2 temporary deficit in manpower or resources
  3. 3 unable to make ends meet

Sample Sentences

各位听众朋友好，欢迎再次来到“讨回公道”单元，我是郝正义，先来接听第一通电话。
gèwèi tīngzhòngpéngyou hǎo ，huānyíng zàicì láidào “tǎohuí gōngdao ”dānyuán ，wǒ shì Hǎo Zhèngyì ，xiān lái jiētīng dì yī tōng diànhuà 。
Good morning ladies and gentlemen, welcome to our 'Justice Served' program. I'm Hao Zhengyi, let's take our first call.
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接着，她拿起了手机，按下了接听键。
jiē zhe ，tā náqǐ le shǒujī ，àn xià le jiētīng jiàn 。
She picked up the cell phone and hit answer.
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但是，电话那头始终没人接听，时间正一分一秒地过去。
dànshì ，diànhuà nàtóu shǐzhōng méi rén jiētīng ，shíjiān zhèng yīfēnyīmiǎo de guòqù 。
However, there was no response from the other end. The minutes ticked away.
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电话空响）对不起，电话无人接听。请在提示音后留言，或稍候再拨。
diànhuà kōng xiǎng ）duìbuqǐ ，diànhuà wúrén jiētīng 。qǐng zài tíshì yīn hòu liúyán ，huò shāohòu zài bō 。
(dead air) I'm sorry, there is no answer. Please leave a message after the tone, or call again later.
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彩铃声----中文流行歌曲）你好，我现在无法接听电话。请在铃声后留言，我会尽快与你联络。
cǎilíng shēng ----Zhōngwén liúxíng gēqǔ ）nǐhǎo ，wǒ xiànzài wúfǎ jiētīng diànhuà 。qǐng zài língshēng hòu liúyán ，wǒ huì jǐnkuài yǔ nǐ liánluò 。
(phone ringing--Chinese pop songs) Hello, I can't come to the phone right now. Please leave a message after the tone, I will get back to you as soon as possible.
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