接手

jiēshǒu

to take over (duties etc)

HSK 7

Character Breakdown

Meaning and Usage

"接手" means to take over or assume responsibility for a task, job, or role from someone else. It is commonly used in professional or organizational contexts when one person inherits duties from another.

Common Contexts

This verb is often used when discussing management roles, projects, or specific responsibilities that are transferred due to resignation, illness, or reassignment.

Collocations and Patterns

These collocations emphasize the transfer of responsibility and are used in formal or semi-formal contexts.

Usage Notes

"接手" implies a formal or official handover rather than casual help. It differs from "帮忙" (to help) or "承担" (to bear responsibility) by focusing on the act of receiving the role or task from a predecessor.

Avoid confusing "接手" with "接收" which means to receive something physically; "接手" emphasizes taking over duties or roles.

Example Sentences

他接手了公司的管理工作。

Tā jiēshǒu le gōngsī de guǎnlǐ gōngzuò.

He took over the company's management work.

项目经理因病离职后,由我接手项目。

Xiàngmù jīnglǐ yīn bìng lízhí hòu, yóu wǒ jiēshǒu xiàngmù.

After the project manager resigned due to illness, I took over the project.

新员工接手了客户的投诉处理工作。

Xīn yuángōng jiēshǒu le kèhù de tóusù chǔlǐ gōngzuò.

The new employee took over handling customer complaints.