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)

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)
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
jiē shòu
  1. 1 to accept
  2. 2 to receive
zhí jiē
  1. 1 direct (opposite: indirect 間接|间接[jiàn jiē])
  2. 2 immediate
  3. 3 straightforward
jì zhu
  1. 1 to remember
  2. 2 to bear in mind
  3. 3 to learn by heart

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

Sample Sentences

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