Chinese Conversation · Level 32
90 words
Chinese word
接电话
Pronunciation
Pinyinjiē diàn huà
Meaning
- verbanswer the phone
Example
我现在在接电话。wǒ xiàn zài zài jiē diàn huà
I am answering the phone now.
More examples
对不起，我在接电话，晚点回你。duì bù qǐ wǒ zài jiē diàn huà wán diǎn huí nǐ
Sorry, I'm answering the phone, so I'll call you back later.
Core concept
A person accepts a phone connection and joins the conversation on the other end.
Common phrases
正在接电话zhèng zài jiē diàn huà
be answering the phone
请接电话qǐng jiē diàn huà
Please answer the phone
别接电话bié jiē diàn huà
don't answer the phone
Similar words
打电话dǎ diàn huà: Make a phone call to someone.
接听jiē tīng: Answer an incoming phone call and listen to the other person's voice.
挂电话guà diàn huà: End a phone conversation by hanging up.
拨打bō dǎ: Dial a phone number to call someone.
Definition in Chinese
接听来电并应答对方，进入通话状态。jiē tīng lái diàn bìng yìng dá duì fāng jìn rù tōng huà zhuàng tài
Word origin
接电话 (jiēdiànhuà, "answer the phone") is a verb-object phrase: 接 (jiē, "receive") acts on 电话 (diànhuà, "telephone"), so the meaning centers on receiving a call.
Usage tips
- 在 (zài, "be in the process of") before a verb phrase shows that the activity is happening now, which makes it useful for describing someone occupied on a call.
Other meanings
- pick up the phoneverb
- receive a callverb
Opposites
- 挂断电话guà duàn diàn huàhang up the phoneverb
- 拒接电话jù jiē diàn huàdecline the callverb