pick up the conversation; then and there
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to pick up someone's thread of conversation; to respond
dialectUsed in dialect (primarily Northern Mandarin). The variant "接碴儿" is common in writing.
Tā他
jǐ几
cì次
gēn跟
wǒ我
shuō说
dào到
Lǎo老
Wáng王
de的
shì事
，
wǒ我
dōu都
méi没
jiē接
chár碴
儿
。
He mentioned Old Wang to me several times, but I didn't pick up the conversation.
Tīng听
tā他
shuō说
dé得
kě可
lián怜
，
wǒ我
zhǐ只
hǎo好
jiē接
chár碴
ān儿
wèi安
le慰
tā了
jǐ他
jù几
句
。
Hearing how pitiful his story was, I had to respond and comfort him a few words.
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Tā他
kāi开
le了
gè个
wán玩
xiào笑
，
dàn但
méi没
rén人
jiē接
chár碴
chǎng儿
，
miàn场
yǒu面
diǎn有
gān点
gà尴
尬
。
He cracked a joke, but nobody responded, making the situation a bit awkward.
adverb
then and there; right after; proceed to do something next
dialectIndicates immediate succession of actions, often in a busy or efficient manner.
Shōu收
shí拾
wán完
wū屋
zi子
，
tā他
men们
jiē接
chár碴
shāng儿
liang商
wǎn量
shang晚
kāi上
huì开
de会
shì的
事
。
After tidying up the room, they proceeded right then to discuss the evening meeting.
Gāng刚
chī吃
wán完
fàn饭
，
tā他
jiù就
jiē接
chár碴
kāi儿
shǐ开
xiě始
zuò写
yè作
le业
了
。
Right after finishing dinner, he proceeded to start his homework.
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Jiě解
jué决
wán完
zhè这
ge个
wèn问
tí题
，
wǒ我
men们
děi得
jiē接
chár碴
zhǔn儿
bèi准
xià备
yí下
gè一
xiàng个
mù项
目
。
After solving this problem, we have to move right on to preparing for the next project.