Chinese word

接机

Pronunciation

Pinyinjiē jī

Meaning

  • verbpick someone up at the airport

Example

我去机场接机，你要来吗？wǒ qù jī chǎng jiē jī nǐ yào lái ma

I'm going to the airport to pick someone up; are you coming?

Illustration for 接机 (pick someone up at the airport)

More examples

我在机场接机，可能会晚一点回家。wǒ zài jī chǎng jiē jī kě néng huì wǎn yì diǎn huí jiā

I'm at the airport to pick someone up, so I may get home a little late.

Core concept

A person or service meets an arriving traveler at the airport and takes care of the ride from there.

Common phrases

  • 在机场接机zài jī chǎng jiē jī

    pick someone up at the airport

  • 去接机qù jiē jī

    go meet someone at the airport

  • 帮忙接机bāng máng jiē jī

    help with an airport pickup

Similar words

接人jiē rén: Going to a home, station, airport, or other place to meet and pick up an arriving person.
接送jiē sòng: Picking people up and dropping them off, often as a regular transport service.
迎接yíng jiē: Meeting an arriving person to welcome them and offer a friendly greeting.
送机sòng jī: Going to the airport to see a traveler off when they are leaving by plane.

Definition in Chinese

到机场去迎接乘飞机到达的人，也可指为到达旅客提供的接送服务。dào jī chǎng qù yíng jiē chéng fēi jī dào dá de rén yě kě zhǐ wèi dào dá lǚ kè tí gōng de jiē sòng fú wù

Word origin

接 (jiē, "receive") + 机 (jī, "aircraft") combines welcoming with the shortened aircraft sense of 机, producing the idea of meeting an arriving traveler at the airport.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, 接机 (jiējī, "airport pickup") can also name a booked airport-transfer service, so the subject may be a driver or company rather than a friend.

Other meanings

  • go meet someone at the airportverb
  • greet someone at the airportverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 接机人员jiē jī rén yuánairport pickup personnelnoun
  • 接机安排jiē jī ān páiairport pickup arrangementsnoun

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