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接见 (jiē jiàn) — to receive (a visitor, especially an official or dignitary); to grant an interview

Definition

接见 (jiējiàn) means a high-status person formally receiving a visitor such as a foreign delegation or dignitary. It is more official than 接待 (general receiving of guests) and implies a higher rank than 会见 (a meeting between roughly equal parties).

verb
to receive (a visitor, especially an official or dignitary)to grant an interview

Examples

  • 接见。
    Zhǔ xí zài bàn gōng shì jiē jiàn le lái fǎng de kè rén.
    The chairman received the visiting guest in his office.
  • 接见。
    Dà shǐ míng tiān xià wǔ jiē jiàn wài guó dài biǎo tuán.
    The ambassador will receive the foreign delegation tomorrow afternoon.
  • 接见。
    Tā xī wàng néng yǒu jī huì jiē jiàn zhè wèi zhù míng xué zhě.
    He hopes to have the opportunity to receive this famous scholar.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

接jiēreceive
见jiànmeet

接 means receive and 见 means meet, so it describes an official receiving a visitor.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 見; 见 is its simplified writing.

  • 目目mùeye
  • 卩卩jiékneeling person

The traditional form 見 pairs 目 (eye) with 卩 (kneeling person), showing a kneeling figure with a large eye for a head. The simplified 见 is a later shorthand.

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