接触

Character by character

• 接jiē11 strokesHSK 2receive; continue; catch; connect
• 触chù13 strokesHSK 5 traditional 觸butt, ram, gore; touch

Each character links to its stroke order page with a tracing and a writing exercise.

Example sentences

• 日本有必要和西方各国接触。

  Rì běn yǒu bì yào hé Xī fāng gè guó jiē chù

  Japan needed contact with the Western countries.

  Listen

Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words with the same characters

These words share at least one character with 接触. Reading them together is how the character starts to stick — the same characters in a different context.

• 接jiēHSK 2

  to receive; to answer (the phone); to meet or welcome sb; to connect; to catch; to join; to extend; to take one's turn on duty; to take over for sb

• 接受jiē shòuHSK 2

  to accept; to receive

• 直接zhí jiēHSK 2

  direct (opposite: indirect 间接); immediate; straightforward

• 接着jiē zheHSK 2

  to catch and hold on; to continue; to go on to do sth; to follow; to carry on; then; after that; subsequently; to proceed; to ensue; in turn; in one's turn

• 接到jiē dàoHSK 2

  to receive (letter etc)

• 接近jiē jìnHSK 3

  to approach; to get close to

• 接下来jiē xià láiHSK 2

  to accept; to take; next; following

• 连接lián jiēHSK 5

  to link; to join; to connect

• 迎接yíng jiēHSK 3

  to welcome; to greet

• 接收jiē shōuHSK 6

  reception (of transmitted signal); to receive; to accept; to admit; to take over (e.g. a factory); to expropriate

• 接待jiē dàiHSK 3

  to receive (a visitor); to admit (allow sb to enter)

• 间接jiàn jiēHSK 5

  indirect

• 接手jiē shǒuHSK 7

  to take over (duties etc); catcher (baseball etc)

• 触摸chù mōHSK 7

  to touch

• 触动chù dòngHSK 7

  to touch; to stir up (trouble or emotions); to move (sb's emotions or worry)

• 接通jiē tōngHSK 7

  to connect; to put through

• 接纳jiē nàHSK 7

  to admit (to membership)

• 接替jiē tìHSK 7

  to replace; to take over (a position or post)

• 紧接着jǐn jiē zheHSK 7

  immediately afterwards; shortly after that

• 接连jiē liánHSK 5

  on end; in a row; in succession

• 接见jiē jiànHSK 7

  to receive sb; to grant an interview

• 触犯chù fànHSK 7

  to violate; to offend

• 交接jiāo jiēHSK 7

  (of two things) to come into contact; to meet; to hand over to; to take over from; to associate with; to have friendly relations with; to have sexual intercourse

• 接力jiē lìHSK 7

  relay