How to say “contact” in Chinese
contact, come into contact
“Contact” in Chinese is 接触, jiē chù: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
接触 is read jiē chù: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 扌 “hand”.
On the left, 角 “horn”: the first meaning is to butt, to graze with horns.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “接触”.
More words from the lesson “Deeper and all the way”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “contact” in Chinese?
“Contact” in Chinese is 接触, pinyin jiēchù.
What does 接触 mean?
接触 (jiēchù) means “contact, come into contact”.
How do you write 接触?
接触 is 2 characters: 接 (jiē) — meet, receive; connect; 触 (chù) — touch. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 接触?
接触 is read jiēchù. Tones: jiē — first tone, chù — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“contact” in the lesson “Deeper and all the way”
This word is from the topic “More precise, more specific” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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