Usage of the character 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

jiēpán

接盘

[接盤]

(of an entrepreneur) to buy up a struggling business
(finance) to snap up shares sold off by others
(neologism) (slang) to take as a girlfriend a woman who was dumped by her ex for sleeping around

jiǎnjiē

剪接

[剪接]

film-editing
montage
to cut or edit film

jiēshòu

接受

[接受]

to accept (a suggestion, punishment, bribe etc); to acquiesce

jiēqià

接洽

[接洽]

to discuss a matter with sb
to get in touch with
to arrange

jiētóu

接头

[接頭]

connector; joint; coupling
(coll.) to contact; to get in touch with
to have knowledge of; to be familiar with

jiētīng

接听

[接聽]

to answer the phone

dìjiē

地接

[地接]

local guide
tour escort

zhuǎnjiē

转接

[轉接]

(telephony etc) to switch
to connect
to transfer

jiēkè

接客

[接客]

to receive guests
to receive patrons (of prostitutes)

jiēchù

接触

[接觸]

to touch
to contact
access
in touch with

jiērù

接入

[接入]

to access (a network)
to insert (a plug) into (a socket)

zhānjiē

粘接

[粘接]

to bond
to splice

jiēlóng

接龙

[接龍]

to build up a sequence
a succession of things, each linked to the previous one

jiēlián

接连

[接連]

on end
in a row
in succession

jiēzhǒng

接踵

[接踵]

to follow on sb's heels

jiēshōu

接收

[接收]

reception (of transmitted signal)
to receive
to accept
to admit
to take over (e.g. a factory)
to expropriate

jiēzhī

接枝

[接枝]

(tree) graft

jiànjiē

间接

[間接]

indirect

jiēbān

接班

[接班]

to take over (from those working the previous shift)
to take over (in a leadership role etc)
to succeed sb

jiēdào

接到

[接到]

to receive (letter etc)

jiēwěn

接吻

[接吻]

to kiss

jiētì

接替

[接替]

to replace
to take over (a position or post)

jiēguǐ

接轨

[接軌]

railtrack connection
to integrate into sth
to dock
to connect
to be in step with
to bring into line with
to align

bōjiē

拨接

[撥接]

dial-up (Internet connection)

fǎnjiē

反接

[反接]

trussed
with hands tied behind the back

jiēshēng

接生

[接生]

to deliver (a newborn child)

mìjiē

密接

[密接]

closely connected; inseparably related
(epidemiology) close contact (abbr. for 密切接觸者／密切接触者 (mìqièjiēchùzhě))

jiēbó

接驳

[接駁]

to access
to transfer passengers between two railway lines

jiēzhù

接住

[接住]

to catch (sth thrown etc)
to receive (sth given)
to accept

jiēyìng

接应

[接應]

to provide support
to come to the rescue

jiēdiǎn

接点

[接點]

(electrical) contact

jiē'àn

接案

[接案]

to be informed of a case
to take a case
to contract for a job (as a freelancer)

jiēdì

接地

[接地]

earth (electric connection)
to earth

jiējī

接机

[接機]

to meet (or pick up) sb arriving by plane
(of airport staff) to deal with the arrival of a plane

jiēzhe

接着

[接著]

to catch and hold on
to continue
to go on to do sth
to follow
to carry on
then
after that
subsequently
to proceed
to ensue
in turn
in one's turn

jiēkǒu

接口

[接口]

interface
port
connector

chéngjiē

承接

[承接]

to receive
to accept
to carry on

jiāojiē

胶接

[膠接]

to splice
a glued joint
a bond

zhāojiē

招接

[招接]

to receive (guests, clients)
to interact socially with

jiēguǎn

接管

[接管]

to take over
to assume control

dājiē

搭接

[搭接]

to join
to connect up

jiējì

接济

[接濟]

to give material assistance to

jiēhuó

接活

[接活]

to take on a piece of work
to pick up some freelance work
(of a taxi driver) to pick up a fare

jiēhuò

接获

[接獲]

to receive (a call, report etc)

jiēchá

接茬

[接茬]

(coll.) to respond; to offer a comment; to jump into the conversation

jiēshàng

接上

[接上]

to connect (a cable etc)
to hook up (a device)
to resume (a conversation)
to set (a bone)

jiēnà

接纳

[接納]

to admit (to membership)

jiē-sòng

接送

[接送]

to pick up and drop off; to ferry back and forth

jiētōng

接通

[接通]

to connect
to put through

jiēfà

接发

[接髮]

hair extensions

jiēfēng

接风

[接風]

to hold a welcoming dinner or reception

jiēxù

接续

[接續]

to follow
to continue

liànjiē

链接

[鏈接]

link (on a web page)

jiērèn

接任

[接任]

to take over (as minister, manager etc)

jiàjiē

嫁接

[嫁接]

to graft (a branch to a rootstock)

jiēlì

接力

[接力]

relay

jiēhé

接合

[接合]

to connect
to join
to assemble

jiēfèng

接缝

[接縫]

seam
join
juncture

yíngjiē

迎接

[迎接]

to welcome; to greet

xiánjiē

衔接

[銜接]

to link up; to connect; to join

hànjiē

焊接

[焊接]

to weld
welding

yánjiē

延接

[延接]

to receive sb

jiēshǒu

接手

[接手]

to take over (duties etc)
catcher (baseball etc)

jiāojiē

交接

[交接]

(of two things) to come into contact
to meet
to hand over to
to take over from
to associate with
to have friendly relations with
to have sexual intercourse

jìnjiē

进接

[進接]

(computing) access (to a network)

jùjiē

拒接

[拒接]

to reject
to refuse to take a call

jiējìn

接近

[接近]

to approach; to get close to

jǐnjiē

紧接

[緊接]

to follow immediately afterwards
immediately adjacent

liánjiē

连接

[連接]

to link; to join; to connect

jiēxià

接下

[接下]

to take on (a responsibility)

yìngjiē

应接

[應接]

to attend to
to deal with

jiēsuì

接穗

[接穗]

scion (branch or bud that is grafted onto rootstock)

jiēzhòng

接种

[接種]

to be vaccinated
to be inoculated

liánjiē

联接

[聯接]

variant of 連接／连接 (liánjiē)

jiējǐng

接警

[接警]

(of police, fire brigade etc) to receive a report of an incident

duìjiē

对接

[對接]

to join up
to dock
a joint (between components)

gējiē

割接

[割接]

(network) cutover
(system) migration

zhíjiē

直接

[直接]

direct (opposite: indirect 間接／间接 (jiànjiē))
immediate
straightforward

jiērén

接人

[接人]

to meet a person

jiēxì

接戏

[接戲]

to accept an acting role

jiēchá

接碴

[接碴]

variant of 接茬 (jiēchā)

jiēyǐn

接引

[接引]

to greet and usher in (guests, newcomers etc)
(Buddhism) to receive into the Pure Land

jiēqiú

接球

[接球]

to receive a served ball (volleyball, tennis etc)
to catch a ball thrown by sb

jiēzhàn

接战

[接戰]

to engage in battle

mǎojiē

铆接

[鉚接]

to join with rivets
to rivet
riveted joint

xiāngjiē

相接

[相接]

to merge with
interlinking
to join with
to interlock

jiērǎng

接壤

[接壤]

to border on

jiējiàn

接见

[接見]

to receive sb
to grant an interview

pīnjiē

拼接

[拼接]

to put together
to join

jiēzhǎng

接掌

[接掌]

to take over
to take control

jiēdài

接待

[接待]

to receive; to entertain; to host (guests, visitors or clients)

línjiē

邻接

[鄰接]

adjacent
next to

jiēxiàn

接线

[接線]

wiring
to connect a wire

jiēguò

接过

[接過]

to take (sth proffered)

qiáojiē

桥接

[橋接]

to join by or as if by a bridge; to bridge

jiēdān

接单

[接單]

to take a customer's order
(of a taxi driver) to accept a booking
(of a delivery rider) to accept a delivery job

liánjiēkuàng

连接框

[連接框]

connection frame
linked frame

jiēdìqì

接地气

[接地氣]

in touch with the common people
down-to-earth

jiēwěicí

接尾词

[接尾詞]

suffix (in Japanese and Korean grammar)

jiēlìsài

接力赛

[接力賽]

relay race
CL:場／场 (chǎng)

jiēshōujī

接收机

[接收機]

receiver
TV or radio receiver

jiēgǔmù

接骨木

[接骨木]

elder or elderberry (genus Sambucus)

xìngjiēchù

性接触

[性接觸]

sexual encounter

fēizhíjiē

非直接

[非直接]

indirect

qiáojiēqì

桥接器

[橋接器]

bridge (networking)

jiēbóchē

接泊车

[接泊車]

shuttle bus

jiēxiànyuán

接线员

[接線員]

switchboard operator

jiēxiànshēng

接线生

[接線生]

switchboard operator
phone operator

jiēbānrén

接班人

[接班人]

successor

jiēbàngrén

接棒人

[接棒人]

successor

jǐnjiēzhe

紧接着

[緊接著]

immediately afterwards
shortly after that

jiēxiànbǎn

接线板

[接線板]

power strip

kuàjiēqì

跨接器

[跨接器]

jumper (electronics)

liánjiēméi

连接酶

[連接酶]

ligase

jiērùdiǎn

接入点

[接入點]

(computer networking) access point

jiēshōuqì

接收器

[接收器]

receiver

jiēshēngpó

接生婆

[接生婆]

midwife

dājiēpiàn

搭接片

[搭接片]

buckle
connector
overlapping joint

jiēshòuzhě

接受者

[接受者]

recipient
person receiving sth

liánjiēcí

连接词

[連接詞]

conjunction

jiànjiēshuì

间接税

[間接稅]

indirect tax

jiēbóchē

接驳车

[接駁車]

shuttle bus ferrying passengers between train stations on two different rail lines

liánjiēhào

连接号

[連接號]

hyphen

jiēxiàlái

接下来

[接下來]

to accept
to take
next
following

jiēdàishì

接待室

[接待室]

reception room

zhíjiēshuì

直接税

[直接稅]

direct tax

wúliánjiē

无连接

[無連接]

connectionless

jiāojiēbān

交接班

[交接班]

to change shift

chāoliànjiē

超链接

[超鏈接]

hyperlink

liánjiēzhì

连接至

[連接至]

to connect to

jiēchùqì

接触器

[接觸器]

contactor

jiēlìbàng

接力棒

[接力棒]

relay baton
(fig.) responsibilities (passed over to one's successor)

yìjiējìn

易接近

[易接近]

accessible

liánjiēqì

连接器

[連接器]

connector

jiēdàiyuán

接待员

[接待員]

receptionist

jiēxiànhé

接线盒

[接線盒]

junction box (elec.)

wàijiēyuán

外接圆

[外接圓]

circumscribed circle (of a polygon)

jiētōngfèi

接通费

[接通費]

connection charge

pèijiēkǎ

配接卡

[配接卡]

adapter (device)

yíhuājiēmù

移花接木

[移花接木]

lit. to graft flowers onto a tree (idiom)
fig. to surreptitiously substitute one thing for another

shùjùjiēkǒu

数据接口

[數據接口]

data interface

jiēzhǒng'érlái

接踵而来

[接踵而來]

to come one after the other

mójiānjiēzhǒng

摩肩接踵

[摩肩接踵]

lit. rubbing shoulders and following in each other's footsteps
a thronging crowd

zhíjiējìngzhēng

直接竞争

[直接競爭]

direct competitor
direct competition

duǎnbīngxiāngjiē

短兵相接

[短兵相接]

lit. short-weaponed soldiery fight one another (idiom); fierce hand-to-hand infantry combat
to fight at close quarters

jiēhéjūngāng

接合菌纲

[接合菌綱]

Zygomycetes

zàijiēzàilì

再接再砺

[再接再礪]

variant of 再接再厲／再接再厉 (zàijiēzàilì)

jùbùjiēshòu

拒不接受

[拒不接受]

refusing to accept

zhíjiēshùjù

直接数据

[直接數據]

data-direct (in LAN emulation)

jiànjiēbīnyǔ

间接宾语

[間接賓語]

indirect object (grammar)

diànlǎnjiētóu

电缆接头

[電纜接頭]

cable gland

hùxiāngliánjiē

互相连接

[互相連接]

interlinked

wǎngguǎnjiēkǒu

网管接口

[網管接口]

network management interface

kějiēshòuxìng

可接受性

[可接受性]

acceptability

rénlìjiēlóng

人力接龙

[人力接龍]

bucket brigade
human chain

cílìliànjiē

磁力链接

[磁力鏈接]

(computing) magnet link

guāngxiānjiēkǒu

光纤接口

[光纖接口]

optical interface

wàibùliánjiē

外部连接

[外部連接]

external link

yìngjiēbùxiá

应接不暇

[應接不暇]

more than one can attend to (idiom)
deluged (with inquiries etc)
overwhelmed (by the beauty of the scenery)

jiē'èrliánsān

接二连三

[接二連三]

one after another (idiom)
in quick succession

zàijiēzàilì

再接再厉

[再接再厲]

to continue the struggle (idiom); to persist
unremitting efforts

nǎojījiēkǒu

脑机接口

[腦機接口]

brain-computer interface

jiāotóujiē'ěr

交头接耳

[交頭接耳]

to whisper to one another's ear

dānliánjiēzhàn

单连接站

[單連接站]

single attachment station (telecommunications)

mùbùxiájiē

目不暇接

[目不暇接]

lit. too much for the eye to take in (idiom); a feast for the eyes

chāojíliànjiē

超级链接

[超級鏈接]

hyperlink (in HTML)

bōhàoliánjiē

拨号连接

[撥號連接]

dial-up connection
dial-up networking

chuánzōngjiēdài

传宗接代

[傳宗接代]

to carry on one's ancestral line

jiēliánbùduàn

接连不断

[接連不斷]

in unbroken succession (idiom)

zhíjiēliǎodàng

直接了当

[直接了當]

see 直截了當／直截了当 (zhíjiéliǎodàng)

zhíjiēbīnyǔ

直接宾语

[直接賓語]

direct object (grammar)

kōngzhōngjiēlì

空中接力

[空中接力]

alley-oop (basketball)

wàibùliànjiē

外部链接

[外部鏈接]

external link (on website)

jiēlìsàipǎo

接力赛跑

[接力賽跑]

relay race

wúfèngliánjiē

无缝连接

[無縫連接]

seamless connection

jiēchùbùliáng

接触不良

[接觸不良]

loose or defective contact (elec.)

guāngjiēshōuqì

光接收器

[光接收器]

optical receiver

dàirénjiēwù

待人接物

[待人接物]

the way one treats people

xūnǐliánjiē

虚拟连接

[虛擬連接]

virtual connection

zhuǎnjiēbānjī

转接班机

[轉接班機]

connecting flight

jiànjiēzhèngjù

间接证据

[間接證據]

indirect testimony
circumstantial evidence

jiēshòushěnwèn

接受审问

[接受審問]

under interrogation (for a crime)
on trial

nányújiējìn

难于接近

[難於接近]

(of people) difficult to approach
inaccessible

qīnghuángbùjiē

青黄不接

[青黃不接]

lit. yellow does not reach green (idiom); the yellow autumn crop does not last until the green spring crop
temporary deficit in manpower or resources
unable to make ends meet

yùfángjiēzhòng

预防接种

[預防接種]