HSK 6 · Verbs

衔接 xiánjiē “to link up” in Chinese

Traditional 銜接

What 衔接 means

  1. to link up
  2. to connect
  3. to join

How to say 衔接

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale衔xián2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale接jiē1st tone, high and level

衔接 in a sentence

  1. 这两段话衔接得不太自然。

    Zhè liǎng duàn huà xiánjiē de bú tài zìrán.

    These two paragraphs don’t link up very naturally.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 火车和地铁衔接得很好，换乘很方便。

    Huǒchē hé dìtiě xiánjiē de hěn hǎo, huànchéng hěn fāngbiàn.

    The trains and the metro connect well, so changing is easy.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 衔接 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 衔 (xián) with each of its parts in a different colour
衔xiánbit
  • 行walk · xíngSound part
  • 钅gold form of 金 · jīnMeaning part

钅 hints at the meaning (gold); 行 (xíng) hints at the sound. Compare it with xián.

The character 接 (jiē) with each of its parts in a different colour
接jiēto receive
  • 扌hand form of 手 · shǒuMeaning part
  • 妾concubine · qièSound part

扌 hints at the meaning (hand); 妾 (qiè) hints at the sound. Compare it with jiē.

How to write 衔接

衔 11 strokes · 接 11 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

衔接 (xiánjiē) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 衔接 (xiánjiē). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 衔接

Words with 接

接jiē · connect接受jiēshòu · to accept直接zhíjiē · direct (opposite: indirect 间接)接着jiēzhe · next接待jiēdài · to receive (visitors or guests)接触jiēchù · to touch接近jiējìn · to approach迎接yíngjiē · to welcome间接jiànjiē · indirect接连jiēlián · in succession

More words: Common Verbs

维持wéichí · to maintain维护wéihù · to safeguard无理取闹wúlǐqǔnào · to make trouble for no reason镶嵌xiāngqiàn · to inlay掀起xiānqǐ · to lift陷入xiànrù · to fall into削xiāo · to peel消除xiāochú · to eliminate

FAQs

衔接 (xiánjiē) means “to link up” or “to connect”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it xiánjiē: xián with a 2nd tone, then jiē with a 1st tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 衔接 is written 銜接. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type xianjie with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 衔接 from the suggestions. Typing xianjie into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
衔接 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

Turn words into conversations

A dictionary gives you the words. A native teacher shows you how to use them. Start with a free 30-minute intro call.

Book a free intro call

Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.