Definition
相接 is a formal/literary verb meaning 'to connect or join together'. It often appears in fixed expressions such as 首尾相接 ('end to end') and 短兵相接 ('close combat'; literally 'short weapons meet'). In linguistics, 相接 can refer to immediate constituents in grammar analysis, but this usage is specialized. The word is not used in casual conversation; it belongs to written or technical registers.
v.
to connectto join (in close succession)to meet (of paths, rivers, or forces)
Examples
- 相接。Liǎng tiáo hé zài chéngwài huìhé xiāng jiē.The two rivers meet and join outside the city.
- 相接。Tāmen shǒu wěi xiāng jiē xíngchéng le yì tiáo cháng lóng.They connected end to end, forming a long dragon.
- 。Liǎng jūn zài zhànchǎng shàng duǎn bīng xiāng jiē.The two armies engaged in close combat on the battlefield.
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