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接待

jiē dài

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 5 2-character word

接待 (jiē dài) means "to receive (a visitor)". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 接待 means

1. to receive; to entertain; to host (guests, visitors or clients)

The characters in 接待

• 接jiēto receive; to answer (the phone); to meet or welcome sb
• 待dàito wait; to treat; to deal with

Example sentences

• 这个家庭热情地接待了我。
  Zhège jiātíng rèqíng de jiēdài le wǒ.
  This family gave me a warm welcome.
• 汽车旅馆可以接待多达400名客人。
  Qìchēlǚguǎn kěyǐ jiēdài duōdá 400 míng kèrén.
  The motel can accommodate as many as 400 guests.
• 这次，虽然我的阅历更多但是没有人等着接待我。
  Zhè cì, suīrán wǒ de yuèlì gèng duō dànshì méiyǒu rén děng zhe jiēdài wǒ.
  This time, although I'm more experienced, there's nobody waiting to meet me.

Words starting with 接待

• 接待室jiē dài shìreception room
• 接待员jiē dài yuánreceptionist

Where 接待 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Social Interaction & Communication (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 5 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read jiē dài correctly.
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