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接触 meaning in English

jiēchù

to touch; to contact

HSK 5verbTraditional 接觸24 strokes

Meaning of 接触

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

jiēchù
  1. to touch
  2. to contact
  3. access
  4. in touch with

How to use 接触

接触 is used for physical touch, for meeting or dealing with people, and for being exposed to new things like a language or culture. It can work as a verb or a noun. Example: 我小时候就接触过中文。(Wǒ xiǎoshíhou jiù jiēchù guo Zhōngwén.) I was exposed to Chinese as a child.

接 (jiē) has the hand radical 扌 and means to connect or receive, and 触 (chù) has the horn radical 角, like an animal's horn bumping into something. A hand reaching out and a horn touching together give you 接触, to come into contact.

Common mistake: Learners often say 接触 when they mean a casual tap with the hand, where 碰 (pèng) or 摸 (mō) sounds more natural. Also watch the tone on 触: it is fourth tone chù, not chū.

接触 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

我wǒ没méi接jiē触chù过guò这zhè个ge球qiú类lèi游yóu戏xì。
It's a whole new ball game for me.
你nǐ这zhè孩hái子zi！别bié老lǎo是shì接jiē触chù一yī些xiē陌mò生shēng人rén，很hěn危wēi险xiǎn的de！
Son, stop always getting so close to strangers. It's very dangerous!
这zhè个ge活huó塞sāi不bù接jiē触chù汽qì缸gāng盖gài。
The piston does not come into contact with the cylinder cover.
和hé别bié人rén握wò手shǒu的de时shí候hòu，一yí定dìng要yào有yǒu眼yǎn神shén接jiē触chù。
When you shake hands with somebody, you must look him in the eye.
你nǐ应yīng该gāi多duō接jiē触chù本běn文wén化huà，多duō了liǎo解jiě一yī些xiē传chuán统tǒng习xí俗sú。
You should interact with the local culture more, to better understand some traditions.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

接 jiē · to receive · 11 strokes

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触 chù · to butt · 13 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 接触.

接受jiēshòuto accept (a suggestion, punishment, bribe etc); to acquiesce
直接zhíjiēdirectly; direct
接下来jiē xiàláito accept; to take
接着jiēzheto catch and hold on; to continue
接到jiēdàoto receive (letter etc)
接近jiējìnto approach; to get close to
迎接yíngjiēto welcome; to greet
接待jiēdàito receive; to entertain; to host (guests, visitors or clients)
连接liánjiēto link; to join; to connect
间接jiànjiēindirectly; indirect
接连jiēliánon end; in a row
接收jiēshōureception (of transmitted signal); to receive

Questions about 接触

What does 接触 mean?

接触 (jiēchù) means "to touch; to contact" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 接触?

接触 is made of 2 characters: 接 (11 strokes), 触 (13 strokes). That is 24 strokes in total.

Is 接触 an HSK word?

Yes. 接触 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 接触 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 接触 is written 接觸.

What is the difference between 接触 and 联系?

联系 (liánxì) means to get in touch by phone, message, or other communication. 接触 focuses on actually meeting, dealing with, or being exposed to someone or something. To say you will contact someone later, use 联系.

Can 接触 be used as a noun?

Yes. You can say 有接触 (yǒu jiēchù), to have contact, or 身体接触 (shēntǐ jiēchù), physical contact. It often appears this way in news and health contexts, such as 密切接触 (close contact).

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