接待

Character by character

• 接jiē11 strokesHSK 2receive; continue; catch; connect
• 待dài9 strokesHSK 3treat, entertain, receive; wait

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Words with the same characters

These words share at least one character with 接待. 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

• 待dàiHSK 5

  to wait; to treat; to deal with; to need; going to (do sth); about to; intending to

• 期待qī dàiHSK 4

  to look forward to; to await; expectation

• 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

• 等待děng dàiHSK 3

  to wait; to wait for

• 接到jiē dàoHSK 2

  to receive (letter etc)

• 接近jiē jìnHSK 3

  to approach; to get close to

• 接触jiē chùHSK 5

  to touch; to contact; access; in touch with

• 对待duì dàiHSK 3

  to treat; treatment

• 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

• 待遇dài yùHSK 4

  treatment; pay; salary; status; rank

• 接收jiē shōuHSK 6

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

• 看待kàn dàiHSK 5

  to look upon; to regard

• 虐待nüè dàiHSK 7

  to mistreat; to maltreat; to abuse; mistreatment; maltreatment

• 间接jiàn jiēHSK 5

  indirect

• 招待zhāo dàiHSK 7

  to hold a reception; to offer hospitality; to entertain (guests); to serve (customers)

• 接手jiē shǒuHSK 7

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

• 迫不及待pò bù jí dàiHSK 7

  impatient (idiom); in a hurry; itching to get on with it

• 有待yǒu dàiHSK 7

  not yet (done); pending

• 接通jiē tōngHSK 7

  to connect; to put through