接近

Character by character

• 接jiē11 strokesHSK 2receive; continue; catch; connect
• 近jìn8 strokesHSK 2near, close; approach; intimate

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

Example sentences

• 不要接近我。

  Bù yào jiē jìn wǒ

  Keep away from me.

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Words with the same characters

These words share at least one character with 接近. 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

• 最近zuì jìnHSK 2

  recently; soon; nearest

• 近jìnHSK 2

  near; close to; approximately

• 附近fù jìnHSK 4

  nearby; neighboring; (in the) vicinity (of); neighborhood

• 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)

• 接触jiē chùHSK 5

  to touch; to contact; access; in touch with

• 接下来jiē xià láiHSK 2

  to accept; to take; next; following

• 靠近kào jìnHSK 5

  to be close to; to approach; to draw near

• 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)

• 近来jìn láiHSK 5

  recently; lately

• 近期jìn qīHSK 3

  near in time; in the near future; very soon; recent

• 将近jiāng jìnHSK 3

  almost; nearly; close to

• 亲近qīn jìnHSK 7

  intimate; to get close to

• 间接jiàn jiēHSK 5

  indirect

• 接手jiē shǒuHSK 7

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

• 临近lín jìnHSK 7

  close to; approaching

• 接通jiē tōngHSK 7

  to connect; to put through

• 接纳jiē nàHSK 7

  to admit (to membership)