Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

hand in; hand over

Chinese: 交纳;也表示收缴。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “jiao” becomes a different word in each tone. 缴 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 缴纳jiǎo nàto pay (taxes etc)
  • 缴费jiǎo fèito pay a fee
  • 上缴shàng jiǎoto transfer (income, profits etc) to higher authorities
  • 缴交jiǎo jiāoto hand in; to hand over; to pay (a fee etc)
  • 收缴shōu jiǎoto recover (illegally obtained property); to seize; to capture; to force sb to hand over sth

Example Sentence

每个学期都要按时缴纳学费。Měi ge xué qī dōu yào àn shí jiǎo nà xué fèi.Tuition must be paid on time each semester.

每个Měi geeach学期xué qītermdōuallyàoto want按时àn shíon time缴纳jiǎo nàto pay (taxes etc)学费xué fèituition fee