接住
jiē zhù
Pinyin

Definition

接住
 - 
jiē zhù
  1. to catch (sth thrown etc)
  2. to receive (sth given)
  3. to accept

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

住
zhù
  1. 1 to live
  2. 2 to dwell
  3. 3 to stay
  4. 4 to reside
  5. 5 to stop
  6. 6 (suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
接
jiē
  1. 1 to receive
  2. 2 to answer (the phone)
  3. 3 to meet or welcome sb
  4. 4 to connect
  5. 5 to catch
  6. 6 to join
  7. 7 to extend
  8. 8 to take one's turn on duty
  9. 9 to take over for sb
接受
jiē shòu
  1. 1 to accept
  2. 2 to receive
直接
zhí jiē
  1. 1 direct (opposite: indirect 間接|间接[jiàn jiē])
  2. 2 immediate
  3. 3 straightforward
记住
jì zhu
  1. 1 to remember
  2. 2 to bear in mind
  3. 3 to learn by heart
链接
liàn jiē
  1. 1 link (on a website)
住宅
zhù zhái
  1. 1 residence
  2. 2 tenement
住宿
zhù sù
  1. 1 to stay at
  2. 2 lodging
  3. 3 accommodation
住房
zhù fáng
  1. 1 housing
住院
zhù yuàn
  1. 1 to be in hospital
  2. 2 to be hospitalized
入住
rù zhù
  1. 1 to check in (at a hotel etc)
守住
shǒu zhu
  1. 1 to hold on to
  2. 2 to defend
  3. 3 to keep
  4. 4 to guard
居住
jū zhù
  1. 1 to reside
  2. 2 to dwell
  3. 3 to live in a place
  4. 4 resident in
抓住
zhuā zhù
  1. 1 to grab
  2. 2 to capture
拼接
pīn jiē
  1. 1 to put together
  2. 2 to join
挂住
guà zhù
  1. 1 to get caught (entangled)
  2. 2 to catch (on sth)
接上
jiē shàng
  1. 1 to connect (a cable etc)
  2. 2 to hook up (a device)
  3. 3 to resume (a conversation)
  4. 4 to set (a bone)
接下来
jiē xià lái
  1. 1 to accept
  2. 2 to take
  3. 3 next
  4. 4 following
接到
jiē dào
  1. 1 to receive (letter etc)
接口
jiē kǒu
  1. 1 interface
  2. 2 port
  3. 3 connector

Idioms (11)

上气不接下气
shàng qì bù jiē xià qì
  1. 1 out of breath (idiom)
  2. 2 to gasp for air
再接再厉
zài jiē zài lì
  1. 1 to continue the struggle (idiom); to persist
  2. 2 unremitting efforts
应接不暇
yìng jiē bù xiá
  1. 1 more than one can attend to (idiom)
  2. 2 deluged (with inquiries etc)
  3. 3 overwhelmed (by the beauty of the scenery)
成语接龙
chéng yǔ jiē lóng
  1. 1 game where the last word of one idiom 成語|成语[chéng yǔ] is the first of the next
接二连三
jiē èr lián sān
  1. 1 one after another (idiom)
  2. 2 in quick succession
接连不断
jiē lián bù duàn
  1. 1 in unbroken succession (idiom)
目不暇接
mù bù xiá jiē
  1. 1 lit. too much for the eye to take in (idiom); a feast for the eyes
短兵相接
duǎn bīng xiāng jiē
  1. 1 lit. short-weaponed soldiery fight one another (idiom); fierce hand-to-hand infantry combat
  2. 2 to fight at close quarters
移花接木
yí huā jiē mù
  1. 1 lit. to graft flowers onto a tree
  2. 2 to surreptitiously substitute one thing for another (idiom)
衣食住行
yī shí zhù xíng
  1. 1 clothing, food, housing and transport (idiom); people's basic needs
青黄不接
qīng huáng bù jiē
  1. 1 lit. yellow does not reach green (idiom); the yellow autumn crop does not last until the green spring crop
  2. 2 temporary deficit in manpower or resources
  3. 3 unable to make ends meet

Sample Sentences

接住一个篮球。
jiē zhù yī ge lánqiú 。
Catch a basketball.
Go to Lesson 
我没接住新娘的花球。
wǒ méi jiē zhù xīnniáng de huāqiú 。
I didn't catch the bride's bouquet.
Go to Lesson