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接 in Context

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The Character You Just Learned is Also a Common Word!

Usage 1 - " to pick up, to receive (someone)": 

Sentence

今天爸爸去车站接我回家。

English

Today Dad went to the station to pick me up.


Usage 2 - "to catch (e.g. a ball)":

Sentence

我接住他扔过来的球。

English

I caught the ball he threw at me.

Top-Down Words:

扔 rēng - to throw



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Kolia

In the second example 接 is still a word by itself meaning "to catch" or it becomes so because it's associated to 住?

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Mandarin Blueprint

As far as I'm aware, 接 is a word meaning catch but I've only ever seen it with particles/complements attached to it (接住,接过,等)

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