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对接 (duì jiē) — (of spacecraft) to dock; to connect, to link up (projects, systems, departments, etc.)

Definition

对接 means to link or connect two systems, teams, or projects so they work together (also: spacecraft docking). 比 匹配 (to match/combine compatible parts) more about active coordination; 接轨 adds the idea of aligning with an outside standard.

verb
(of spacecraft) to dockto connectto link up (projects, systems, departments, etc.)

Examples

  • 对接。
    Liǎng sōu fēi chuán zài tài kōng zhōng chéng gōng duì jiē.
    The two spacecraft successfully docked in space.
  • 对接。
    Zhè liǎng gè xiàng mù xū yào duì jiē cái néng shùn lì tuī jìn.
    These two projects need to be connected to move forward smoothly.
  • 对接。
    Wǒ men bù mén zhèng zài hé xiāo shòu bù duì jiē yè wù.
    Our department is currently linking up operations with the sales department.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

对duìto meet; to face
接jiēto join; to connect

对接 combines 对, meaning to meet or face, with 接, meaning to join, so the whole describes two parts meeting and connecting.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 對; 对 is its simplified writing.

For the traditional form 對, the shape comes from an early drawing of 丵 (a digging tool), 土 (earth), and 又 (a hand); it may have meant developing land.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
扌Written in full as手shǒu
Sound part声符shēngfú
妾
妾qiè接jiē
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The left part 扌 shows a hand, matching the sense of receiving something in the hand, while 妾 gives the character its sound.

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HSK 3.0 Level 6Space ExplorationTechnology & Engineering

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