接 jiē
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 妾 concubine
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
接班
jiēbān
to take over a shift; to succeed
Characters in this word
Example phrases
- 年轻医生已经能独立处理复杂病例，说明接班培养初见成效。 Niánqīng yīshēng yǐjīng néng dúlì chǔlǐ fùzá bìnglì, shuōmíng jiēbān péiyǎng chū jiàn chéngxiào. Young doctors can already handle complex cases independently, showing that succession training is beginning to work.
- 夜班护士已经来接班了。 Yèbān hùshi yǐjīng lái jiēbān le. The night-shift nurse has already come to take over.
- 爷爷开了一辈子店，希望孙女能接班。 Yéye kāi le yí bèizi diàn, xīwàng sūnnǚ néng jiēbān. Grandpa ran a shop all his life and hopes his granddaughter will take over.
Related words
- 接 jiē to pick up; to answer
- 接到 jiēdào to receive
- 接受 jiēshòu to accept
- 接下来 jiēxiàlái next; after this
- 接着 jiēzhe then; to continue
- 直接 zhíjiē directly; straight
- 接待 jiēdài to receive guests
- 接近 jiējìn to be close to; to approach
- 迎接 yíngjiē to welcome; to meet
- 间接 jiànjiē indirect
- 接触 jiēchù to touch; to have contact with
- 接连 jiēlián one after another