接待
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
接待 (jiēdài) · to receive (guests)
接待 (jiēdài) means “to receive (guests); to host”. It is written with 2 characters: 接 (to pick up (sb)) + 待 (to stay). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 接待 is built
The characters
接 jiē · to pick up (sb)
What 接 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 妾qiè — concubine
- 辛xīn — bitter
- 女nǚ — woman
Origin hint: 扌 gives the meaning, 妾 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
待 dāi · to stay
What 待 is made of
- 彳chì — to step with the left foot
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 寺sì — court
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 寸cùn — inch
- 土tǔ — earth
Origin hint: To welcome someone arriving 彳 at the royal court 寺 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他负责接待客人。Tā fùzé jiēdài kèrén.He is in charge of receiving guests.
谁来接待代表团？Shéi lái jiēdài dàibiǎotuán?Who will host the delegation?
Questions about 接待
What does 接待 mean?
接待 (jiēdài) means “to receive (guests); to host”.
How do you pronounce 接待?
接待 is pronounced jiēdài.
Which HSK level is 接待?
接待 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 接到jiēdàoto receive
- 接受jiēshòuto accept
- 接下来jiēxiàláinext
- 接着jiēzheto continue
- 直接zhíjiēdirectly
- 接近jiējìnto get close to
- 迎接yíngjiēto welcome
- 接触jiēchùto touch
- 间接jiànjiēindirect
- 接连jiēliánin a row
Learn 接待 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 66: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.