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接触

jiē chù · jie chu

Traditional 接觸

HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to touch
  2. to contact
  3. access
  4. in touch with
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Meeting real people

  1. Leon

    我(wǒ)来(lái)北京(běijīng)三个月(sāngèyuè)了(le)，接触(jiēchù)的(de)中国人(zhōngguórén)不多(bùduō)。

    I have been in Beijing for three months and I have met few Chinese people.

  2. Dengdeng

    为什么(wèishénme)？你(nǐ)不是(bùshì)住(zhù)在(zài)胡同(hútòng)里(lǐ)吗(ma)？

    Why? Do you not live in a hutong?

  3. Leon

    是啊(shìa)，可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)每天(měitiān)在家(zàijiā)工作(gōngzuò)，只(zhǐ)接触(jiēchù)电脑(diànnǎo)。

    Yes, but I work at home every day and only come into contact with my computer.

  4. Liangliang

    明天(míngtiān)跟(gēn)我们(wǒmen)去(qù)公园(gōngyuán)，多(duō)接触接触(jiēchùjiēchù)真人(zhēnrén)吧(ba)！

    Come to the park with us tomorrow and meet some real people!

  5. Leon

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)也(yě)想(xiǎng)接触(jiēchù)一下(yīxià)太极拳(tàijíquán)。

    OK, I would like to try tai chi too.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

和(hé)别(bié)人(rén)握(wò)手(shǒu)的(de)时(shí)候(hou)，一(yí)定(dìng)要(yào)有(yǒu)眼(yǎn)神(shén)接(jiē)触(chù)。

When you shake hands with somebody, you must look him in the eye.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)种(zhǒng)化(huà)学(xué)药(yào)品(pǐn)很(hěn)危(wēi)险(xiǎn)，皮(pí)肤(fū)不(bú)要(yào)直(zhí)接(jiē)接(jiē)触(chù)。

This chemical is dangerous; do not let your skin come into direct contact with it.

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