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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

接 [jiē]
  1. 1. verb [靠近] draw near
    接近
    be close to
  2. 2. verb [连接] connect
    接电线
    connect a cable
  3. 3. verb [托住] catch
    接球
    catch a ball
  4. 4. verb [接收] receive
    接到一封信
    receive a letter
    接电话
    answer the phone
  5. 5. verb [迎接] meet
    去火车站接人
    meet someone at the station
  6. 6. verb [接替] take over
    接工作
    take over a job

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

接 [jiē]
  1. 1. verb come into contact with; come close to
    邻接
    border on; be next to; be contiguous to; adjoin
  2. 2. verb connect; join; put together; continue
    接电线
    connect wires
    接关系
    establish contact (as in underground work)
    他花了好长时间才把这根线头儿接上。
  3. 3. verb catch; take hold of; collect
    接住
    catch something firmly; hold something tight
    接球
    catch a ball
    把这个东西接着。
  4. 4. verb receive
    接到一封信
    receive a letter
    接电话
    answer the phone
    他今天接到一封信。
    他接到一个邮包。
  5. 5. verb meet; welcome
    到车站接人
    go to the station to meet sb.
    我去飞机场接你。
  6. 6. verb take over
    接工作
    take over a job
    他接了那个工作。
    他接了一个任务。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

接 [jiē]
  1. 1. 动 挨近;碰;触
    摩肩接踵
    交头接耳
    接触
    接近。
  2. 2. 动 连接
    把线头儿接上
    焊接
    嫁接
    衔接。
  3. 3. 动 连续;继续
    跑得上气不接下气
    请您接着说
    青黄不接。
  4. 4. 动 接过别人的工作继续干
    接王老师的课
    接班
    接力。
  5. 5. 动 用手托住或承受
    接球
    接过孩子。
  6. 6. 动 接收;接受
    接到来信
    接电话
    接纳。
  7. 7. 动 迎接
    到机场接人
    接送宾客。
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Examples

她心里揣想着接下去会发生什么情况。
She was trying to figure out what would happen next. → 揣想
她在车站外东张西望了一会，看不见有接她的人。
She stood outside the station, looking round in all directions, but apparently no one had come to meet her. → 东张西望
他顿了一下，又接着往下说。
After a short pause, he went on. → 顿
接电线
connect wires → 接
接关系
establish contact (as in underground work) → 接
接电话
answer the phone → 接
接工作
take over a job → 接
谁接你的班?
Who comes on duty after you? or Who takes over from you? → 接班
接地线
ground wire; earth lead → 接地
给你一个苹果，接着!
Here's an apple for you. Catch! → 接着
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Character Decomposition

扌
[shǒu]		 + 妾
[qiè]

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