Meaning of jiē:
接
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
Wǒ gānggāng jiē dào yī gè diànhuà.
我刚刚接到一个电话。
I just received a phone call.
Tā zài nǔlì jiē diànhuà.
他在努力接电话。
He is trying hard to answer the phone.
Tā qù jīchǎng jiē péngyǒu.
他去机场接朋友。
He went to the airport to meet a friend.
Tāmen zhǔnbèi yòng qiáo lái jiē liǎng zuò dǎo.
他们准备用桥来接两座岛。
They plan to use a bridge to connect the two islands.
Tā pǎo qù jiē zúqiú.
他跑去接足球。
He ran to catch the soccer ball.
Tāmen lái gěi wǒmen de diànxiàn jiē diàn.
他们来给我们的电线接电。
They came to connect the wires for us.
Tāmen juédìng jiāng xiàngmù de jiézhǐ rìqī xiànghòu jiē.
他们决定将项目的截止日期向后接。
They decided to extend the project's deadline.
Jīntiān lúndào wǒ zhíbān, wǒ xūyào jiē bān.
今天轮到我值班，我需要接班。
Today it's my turn to be on duty, I need to take over the shift.
Tā zài xiàwǔ sān diǎn zhōng jiē wǒ de bān.
他在下午三点钟接我的班。
He will take over my shift at three in the afternoon.
