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title: "Xianjie Meaning: 衔接 (xiánjiē) Means “to connect”"
description: "衔接 (traditional 銜接, xiánjiē) means “to connect; to link up; to join”. Hear its tones, see what 衔 and 接 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xianjie"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 衔接 mean?

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衔接 xiánjiē

## to connect; to link up; to join

## Its characters

1. 衔 xián to link up
2. 接 jiē to connect

## In a sentence

这两段话衔接得不太自然。 These two paragraphs don't link up very naturally.

[More about 衔接](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%A1%94%E6%8E%A5)

## More words with 衔 or 接

- [承接 chéngjiē](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chengjie)
- [对接 duìjiē](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duijie)
- [接触 jiēchù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiechu)
- [接待 jiēdài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiedai)
- [接近 jiējìn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiejin)
- [接力 jiēlì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jieli)
- [接连 jiēlián](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jielian)
- [接受 jiēshòu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jieshou)
- [接着 jiēzhe](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiezhe)
- [连接 liánjiē](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/lianjie)

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