交
jiāo
Pinyin

Definition

交
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jiāo
  1. to hand over
  2. to deliver
  3. to pay (money)
  4. to turn over
  5. to make friends
  6. to intersect (lines)
  7. variant of 跤[jiāo]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

交
jiāo
  1. 1 to hand over
  2. 2 to deliver
  3. 3 to pay (money)
  4. 4 to turn over
  5. 5 to make friends
  6. 6 to intersect (lines)
  7. 7 variant of 跤[jiāo]
交友
jiāo yǒu
  1. 1 to make friends
交往
jiāo wǎng
  1. 1 to associate (with)
  2. 2 to have contact (with)
  3. 3 to hang out (with)
  4. 4 to date
  5. 5 (interpersonal) relationship
  6. 6 association
  7. 7 contact
交易
jiāo yì
  1. 1 (business) transaction
  2. 2 business deal
  3. 3 CL:筆|笔[bǐ]
交流
jiāo liú
  1. 1 to exchange
  2. 2 exchange
  3. 3 communication
  4. 4 interaction
  5. 5 to have social contact (with sb)
交警
jiāo jǐng
  1. 1 traffic police
  2. 2 abbr. for 交通警察
交通
jiāo tōng
  1. 1 to be connected
  2. 2 traffic
  3. 3 transportation
  4. 4 communications
  5. 5 liaison
公交
gōng jiāo
  1. 1 public transportation
  2. 2 mass transit
  3. 3 abbr. for 公共交通[gōng gòng jiāo tōng]
公交车
gōng jiāo chē
  1. 1 public transport vehicle
  2. 2 town bus
  3. 3 CL:輛|辆[liàng]
成交
chéng jiāo
  1. 1 to complete a contract
  2. 2 to reach a deal
社交
shè jiāo
  1. 1 interaction
  2. 2 social contact
上交
shàng jiāo
  1. 1 to hand over to
  2. 2 to give to higher authority
  3. 3 to seek connections in high places
不可开交
bù kě kāi jiāo
  1. 1 to be awfully (busy etc)
交付
jiāo fù
  1. 1 to hand over
  2. 2 to deliver
交代
jiāo dài
  1. 1 to hand over
  2. 2 to explain
  3. 3 to make clear
  4. 4 to brief (sb)
  5. 5 to account for
  6. 6 to justify oneself
  7. 7 to confess
  8. 8 (coll.) to finish
交出
jiāo chū
  1. 1 to hand over
交加
jiāo jiā
  1. 1 to occur at the same time (of two things)
  2. 2 to be mingled
  3. 3 to accompany each other
交汇
jiāo huì
  1. 1 to flow together
  2. 2 confluence (of rivers, airflow, roads)
  3. 3 (international) cooperation
交卷
jiāo juàn
  1. 1 to hand in one's examination script
交叉
jiāo chā
  1. 1 to cross
  2. 2 to intersect
  3. 3 to overlap

Idioms (20)

一手交钱，一手交货
yī shǒu jiāo qián , yī shǒu jiāo huò
  1. 1 lit. one hand exchanges the cash, the other the goods (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to pay for what you want in cash
  3. 3 simple and direct transaction
交口称誉
jiāo kǒu chēng yù
  1. 1 voices unanimous in praise (idiom); with an extensive public reputation
交浅言深
jiāo qiǎn yán shēn
  1. 1 to talk intimately while being comparative strangers (idiom)
君子之交
jūn zǐ zhī jiāo
  1. 1 friendship between gentlemen, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuāng zǐ])
君子之交淡如水
jūn zǐ zhī jiāo dàn rú shuǐ
  1. 1 a gentleman's friendship, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuāng zǐ])
履舄交错
lu:3 xì jiāo cuò
  1. 1 lit. shoes and slippers muddled together (idiom); fig. many guests come and go
  2. 2 a lively party
心力交瘁
xīn lì jiāo cuì
  1. 1 to be both mentally and physically exhausted (idiom)
悔恨交加
huǐ hèn jiāo jiā
  1. 1 to feel remorse and shame (idiom)
患难之交
huàn nàn zhī jiāo
  1. 1 a friend in times of tribulations (idiom); a friend in need is a friend indeed
涕泪交流
tì lèi jiāo liú
  1. 1 tears and mucus flowing profusely (idiom); weeping tragically
目不交睫
mù bù jiāo jié
  1. 1 lit. the eyelashes do not come together (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to not sleep a wink
竹马之交
zhú mǎ zhī jiāo
  1. 1 childhood friend (idiom)
纵横交错
zòng héng jiāo cuò
  1. 1 criss-crossed (idiom)
总角之交
zǒng jiǎo zhī jiāo
  1. 1 childhood friend (idiom)
落落寡交
luò luò guǎ jiāo
  1. 1 aloof and as a result friendless (idiom)
觥筹交错
gōng chóu jiāo cuò
  1. 1 wine goblets and gambling chips lie intertwined
  2. 2 to drink and gamble together in a large group (idiom)
  3. 3 a big (drinking) party
贫病交加
pín bìng jiāo jiā
  1. 1 poverty compounded by ill health (idiom)
贫病交迫
pín bìng jiāo pò
  1. 1 beset by poverty and illness (idiom)
身心交病
shēn xīn jiāo bìng
  1. 1 worn out in body and soul (idiom)
身心交瘁
shēn xīn jiāo cuì
  1. 1 worn out in body and soul (idiom)

Sample Sentences

嗯…第五条这里，交货日期可以提早一点吗？
en …dì wǔ tiáo zhèlǐ ，jiāohuò rìqī kěyǐ tízǎo yìdiǎn ma ？
Emm...about Article five, could you make the product delivery date slightly earlier?
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早点交货，早点上架，就可以早点收钱啊。
zǎodiǎn jiāohuò ，zǎodiǎn shàngjià ，jiù kěyǐ zǎodiǎn shōu qián a 。
The sooner you deliver the products, the sooner we launch them, and the sooner we can make money.
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听到消息有新的上司要来，同事就开始出馊主意，说要热热闹闹地为新上司办个欢迎派对，看来他是想和新上司套交情。
tīngdào xiāoxi yǒu Xīn de shàngsi yào lái ，tóngshì jiù kāishǐ chū sōuzhǔyi ，shuō yào rèrènàonào de wéi Xīn shàngsi bàn ge huānyíng pàiduì ，kànlai tā shì xiǎng hé Xīn shàngsi tàojiāoqing 。
When hearing of the news that a new boss was coming, my colleague began to make silly suggestions, saying that we should have a welcoming party for the new boss. It seemed that he was trying to curry favor with the new boss.
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咱们吃饭不谈公事，只谈交情。这以后再说。
zánmen chīfàn bù tán gōngshì ，zhǐ tán jiāoqing 。zhè yǐhòu zàishuō 。
Let’s not talk about the business, but build the relationship during the meal. I'll see these later.
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这份亚洲经济的档案做得太差了，你要是当真把它交了上去，就等着喝西北风吧。
zhè fèn Yàzhōu jīngjì de dàngàn zuò de tài chà le ，nǐ yàoshi dàngzhēn bǎ tā jiāo le shàngqù ，jiù děng zhe hēxīběifēng ba 。
This Asian economic archive is so badly done. If you really hand it in, just wait to lose your job.
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开展交流
kāizhǎn jiāoliú
Launch an exchange program
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老板交给我一个任务。
lǎobǎn jiāogěi wǒ yīgē rènwu 。
My boss assigned a task to me.
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公交车
gōng jiāo chē
bus
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公交站
gōng jiāo zhàn
bus station
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当他把咖啡交给女孩儿，想跟女孩儿多聊两句的时候，女孩儿递了一个信封给他。
dāng tā bǎ kāfēi jiāogěi nǚháiēr ，xiǎng gēn nǚháiēr duō liáo liǎngjù de shíhou ，nǚháiēr dì le yīgē xìnfēng gěi tā 。
When he gave her the coffee, thinking to chat with her a little bit more, the girl handed over an envelope.
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