接头 (jiē tóu) — to connect; to join (e.g., wires, pipes); to contact; to get in touch with (often for a meeting or secret rendezvous); (colloquial) to know about; to be familiar with (usually in negative constructions like 接不上头)
Definition
接头 is a separable verb with three main uses: physically connecting things (wires, pipes), meeting or contacting someone (often for an appointment), and — colloquially in the negative — failing to recognize or make sense of something (接不上头).
verb
to connectto join (e.g., wires, pipes)to contactto get in touch with (often for a meeting or secret rendezvous)(colloquial) to know aboutto be familiar with (usually in negative constructions like 接不上头)
Examples
- 接头。Zhè liǎng gēn guǎn zi xū yào jiē tóu cái néng tōng shuǐ.These two pipes need to be connected so that water can flow.
- 接头，。Wǒ men zài kā fēi guǎn jiē tóu, rán hòu yì qǐ qù le shū diàn.We met at the cafe and then went to the bookstore together.
- ，？Zhè ge àn hào wǒ jiē bú shàng tóu, nǐ néng jiě shì yí xià ma?I can't make sense of this secret signal — can you explain it?
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