接待(jiē dài): to receive
to receive
Character breakdown
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Word information
- Pinyin
- jiē dài
- Meaning
- to receive; to entertain; to host (guests, visitors or clients)
- HSK level
- HSK 3
- Characters
- 2
- Traditional
- Same
Appears in lessons
接待 is taught in these textbook lessons.
Example sentences
How 接待 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.
这个家庭热情地接待了我。
zhè ge jiā tíng rè qíng dì jiē dài le wǒ
The family received me very warmly.
这次，虽然我的阅历更多但是没有人等着接待我。
zhè cì suī rán wǒ de yuè lì gèng duō dàn shì méi yǒu rén děng zhe jiē dài wǒ
This time, although I'm more experienced, there's nobody waiting to meet me.
Related words
Common words sharing a character with 接待 — tap one to open its word page.
to receive (letter etc)
to accept (a suggestion, punishment, bribe etc); to acquiesce
to catch and hold on
direct (opposite: indirect 间接)
to accept
to treat
to wait; to wait for
to approach; to get close to
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