交

jiāoㄐㄧㄠ

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HSK 2 TOCFL 3

Meaning

Meanings

1
to hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn over
2
to make friends
3
(of lines) to intersect
4
variant of 跤[jiao1]

Examples

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这个月底前，我们必须交报告。

這個月底前，我們必須交報告。

We have to turn in our reports by the end of this month.

他把信交給了秘書。

他把信交給了祕書。

He handed the letter to the secretary.

我去那個派對純粹是為了交際。

I attended the party just to be sociable.

約翰喜歡和朋友交換郵票。

John likes to trade stamps with his friends.

聽說不交水費就會被停水，是真的嗎？

I've heard that if you default on the water rates your water supply will be suspended, is that true?

Characters

Character breakdown

六

liù

six

Related: 交

交代

jiāo dài

to transfer (duties to sb else)

交友

jiāo yǒu

to make friends

交往

jiāo wǎng

to associate (with)

交情

jiāo qing

friendship

交换

jiāo huàn

to exchange

交易

jiāo yì

to deal; to trade; to transact

交流

jiāo liú

to exchange

交涉

jiāo shè

to negotiate (with)

Stroke practice

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Characters

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