Chinese Conversation · Level 32
90 words
Chinese word
接听
Pronunciation
Pinyinjiē tīng
Meaning
- verbanswer the phone
Example
请你接听电话。qǐng nǐ jiē tīng diàn huà
Please answer the phone.
More examples
前台要有人轮班接听客户电话。qián tái yào yǒu rén lún bān jiē tīng kè hù diàn huà
Front desk staff must take turns answering customer calls.
Core concept
A person opens a line to an incoming caller and focuses on the voice on the other end.
Common phrases
接听电话jiē tīng diàn huà
answer the phone
接听来电jiē tīng lái diàn
answer incoming calls
接听客户电话jiē tīng kè hù diàn huà
answer customer calls
Similar words
接电话jiē diàn huà: Answer the phone and talk with the caller in everyday speech.
应答yìng dá: Respond to a call or question with words or an action.
回复huí fù: Reply to a message or statement in writing or speech.
答复dá fù: Give a formal reply in writing or speech.
Definition in Chinese
接到来电后接通电话并听取对方说话以做出回应的行为。jiē dào lái diàn hòu jiē tōng diàn huà bìng tīng qǔ duì fāng shuō huà yǐ zuò chū huí yìng de xíng wéi
Word origin
接 (jiē, "receive") joins 听 (tīng, "listen") to describe receiving a call together with listening to the person speaking through it.
Usage tips
- In public notices and customer-service language, this verb is a formal choice for handling calls, so it often sounds more official than everyday speech.
Other meanings
- receive a callverb
Opposites
- 挂断guà duànhang upverb
- 拒接jù jiērefuse to answer callsverb