Hanzi

交

to hand over/to deliver/to pay (money)/to turn over/to make friends/to intersect (lines)/variant of 跤[jiao1]

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 2

Pinyin

jiāo

Bopomofo

ㄐㄧㄠ

Jyutping

gaau1

Example sentences

交 jiāo
請在明天之前把報告交給我。
请在明天之前把报告交给我。

Please hand the report over to me before tomorrow.

轉 / 转 zhuǎn
請幫我把這封信轉交給他。
请帮我把这封信转交给他。

Please help me transfer this letter to him.

交友 jiāoyǒu
網絡交友雖然方便，但也要注意保護個人隱私。
网络交友虽然方便，但也要注意保护个人隐私。

Although making friends online is convenient, you should also be careful to protect your personal privacy.

誤入歧途 / 误入歧途 wùrùqítú
青少年如果交友不慎，很容易誤入歧途。
青少年如果交友不慎，很容易误入歧途。

If teenagers are not careful about making friends, they can easily go astray.

交往 jiāowǎng
他不喜歡與陌生人交往。
他不喜欢与陌生人交往。

He doesn't like to associate with strangers.

訂婚 / 订婚 dìnghūn
他們在交往三年後決定訂婚。
他们在交往三年后决定订婚。

They decided to get engaged after dating for three years.

交易 jiāoyì
這筆交易非常成功。
这笔交易非常成功。

This transaction was very successful.

筆 / 笔 bǐ
他在那次交易中賺了一大筆錢。
他在那次交易中赚了一大笔钱。

He earned a large sum of money in that transaction.

交流 jiāoliú
國際文化交流促進了相互理解。
国际文化交流促进了相互理解。

International cultural exchange promotes mutual understanding.

促進 / 促进 cùjìn
這項新政策將有助於促進兩國之間的文化交流。
这项新政策将有助于促进两国之间的文化交流。

This new policy will help promote cultural exchange between the two countries.

Example Vocabulary

交

jiao1

to hand over; to deliver; to make (friends)

交友

jiao1'you3

to make friends; to socialize

交往

jiao1'wang3

association; contact; to associate with

交易

jiao1'yi4

transaction; trade; deal

交流

jiao1'liu2

exchange; interaction; communication

上交

shang4'jiao1

to hand in; to turn over to a superior authority

不可開交

bu4'ke3'kai1'jiao1

awfully; terribly (usually used with 忙得 or 吵得); inextricably involved

交付

jiao1'fu4

to deliver; to hand over; to entrust; to pay

交代

jiao1'dai4

to hand over; to explain; to instruct

交出

jiao1'chu1

to hand over; to surrender

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