Chinese word

接见

Pronunciation

Pinyinjiē jiàn

Meaning

  • verbmeet

Example

校长下午要接见学生代表。xiào zhǎng xià wǔ yào jiē jiàn xué shēng dài biǎo

The principal will meet with student representatives this afternoon.

Illustration for 接见 (meet)

More examples

市长在市政厅接见了来访的外国元首。shì zhǎng zài shì zhèng tīng jiē jiàn le lái fǎng de wài guó yuán shǒu

The mayor received a visiting foreign head of state at city hall.

Core concept

An official host receives a visitor for a planned, respectful face-to-face meeting.

Common phrases

  • 接见外国元首jiē jiàn wài guó yuán shǒu

    receive foreign heads of state

  • 接见领导jiē jiàn líng dǎo

    receive leaders

  • 接见来访官员jiē jiàn lái fǎng guān yuán

    receive visiting officials

Similar words

见面jiàn miàn: Meet someone face to face in an ordinary or informal way.
会见huì jiàn: Meet someone officially to talk in a formal setting.
会晤huì wù: Meet officially for serious discussion of important matters.

Definition in Chinese

接见 表示以正式且有一定程序的方式接待并会见来访者，侧重于官方或礼节性的面谈，而非随意的会面。jiē jiàn biǎo shì yǐ zhèng shì qiě yǒu yí dìng chéng xù de fāng shì jiē dài bìng huì jiàn lái fáng zhě cè zhòng yú guān fāng huò lǐ jié xìng de miàn tán ér fēi suí yì de huì miàn

Word origin

接见 (jiējiàn, "formally receive and meet") combines 接 (jiē, "receive") with 见 (jiàn, "see"), giving the sense of receiving someone for an official meeting.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, this verb belongs to official announcements and formal reports, so using it for a casual visit makes the event sound more ceremonial than intended.

Other meanings

  • receiveverb

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