Chinese word

接手

Pronunciation

Pinyinjiē shǒu

Meaning

  • verbtake over

Example

经理要去出差，我来接手这项工作。jīng lǐ yào qù chū chāi wǒ lái jiē shǒu zhè xiàng gōng zuò

The manager is going on a business trip, so I will take over this work.

Illustration for 接手 (take over)

More examples

董事会决定由他接手公司的运营。dǒng shì huì jué dìng yóu tā jiē shǒu gōng sī de yùn yíng

The board decided that he would take over the company's operations.

Core concept

A responsibility moves from one person's hands into another's, and the new person continues the practical work.

Common phrases

  • 接手工作jiē shǒu gōng zuò

    take over the work

  • 接手项目jiē shǒu xiàng mù

    take over a project

  • 接手公司jiē shǒu gōng sī

    take over a company

Similar words

接管jiē guǎn: Assume management control of an organization or area of work.
负责fù zé: Be in charge of a task and take care of it.
承担chéng dān: Shoulder a responsibility or burden and fulfill it.
接收jiē shōu: Take delivery of physical items or receive information.

Definition in Chinese

从他人那里接过某项职责或工作并由自己继续办理，侧重实际操作或负责的移交。cóng tā rén nà lǐ jiē guò mǒu xiàng zhí zé huò gōng zuò bìng yóu zì jǐ jì xù bàn lǐ cè zhòng shí jì cāo zuò huò fù zé de yí jiāo

Word origin

The compound 接手 (jiēshǒu, "take over") combines 接 (jiē, "receive") with 手 (shǒu, "hand"), presenting a responsibility as something placed in the next person's hands.

Usage tips

  • The object after this verb is usually a responsibility such as a task, project, or duty, which helps distinguish it from verbs for merely receiving a physical item.

Other meanings

  • take onverb
  • handleverb
  • take charge ofverb

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