接待

接待 jiēdài

Reception

HSK 5 jiedai

What 接待 means

  1. Reception

These meanings come from the same dictionary that powers the Chinese to Pinyin translator and the Chinese to English translator, so a whole sentence containing 接待 will read it the same way this page does.

Character by character

接待 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

jiē
Draw near (connect - receive - meet)
dài / dāi
Treat (wait); Stay

How to write 接待

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Questions about 接待

What does 接待 mean in English?

接待 is pronounced jiēdài and means Reception.

How do you pronounce 接待?

接待 is jiēdài in pinyin — written jiedai without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 接待?

接待 is written with 2 characters: 接 (jiē) Draw near (connect - receive - meet), 待 (dài / dāi) Treat (wait); Stay. Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

Is 接待 an HSK word?

Yes — 接待 is on the official HSK 5 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 5 page.

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