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承接 (chéng jiē) — to undertake (a project, task, contract); to take on (responsibility)

Definition

承接 focuses on taking on a project, contract, or task — business/work context, not personal feelings. Contrast 接受 (general accept/receive, e.g. suggestions, gifts) and 承担 (bear responsibility/cost; emphasis is on the burden borne).

verb
to undertake (a project, task, contract)to take on (responsibility)

Examples

  • 承接。
    Wǒ men gōng sī zuì jìn chéng jiē le yí gè dà xíng jiàn zhù xiàng mù.
    Our company recently undertook a large construction project.
  • 承接。
    Tā yuàn yì chéng jiē zhè fèn zhòng yào de zé rèn.
    He is willing to accept this important responsibility.
  • ，承接。
    Jīng guò tán pàn, shuāng fāng tóng yì chéng jiē zhè ge hé zuò jì huà.
    After negotiations, both sides agreed to undertake this cooperation plan.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

承chéngreceive/undertake
接jiēreceive/take over

“承” and “接” both express taking on or receiving, so together they mean to accept or undertake.

Characters in this word

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

  • 卩卩jiékneeling person
  • 廾廾gǒngboth hands

承 combines 卩, a kneeling person, and 廾, both hands, to show holding or carrying.

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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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Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 7-9

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