Meaning
to deliver; to turn over; to make friends; to intersect (lines); to pay (money)
Chinese: 交付、交往或相交。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “jiao” becomes a different word in each tone. 交 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 交给jiāo gěito give; to deliver; to hand over
- 交通jiāo tōngto be connected; traffic; transportation; communications
- 交朋友jiāo péng youto make friends; (dialect) to start an affair with sb
- 公交车gōng jiāo chēpublic transport vehicle; town bus
- 交易jiāo yìto deal; to trade; to transact; transaction
Example Sentence
请按时交作业。Qǐng àn shí jiāo zuò yè.Please hand in your homework on time.
请Qǐngto ask按时àn shíon time交jiāoto make friends作业zuò yèschool assignment。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
A pictograph of a person with legs crossed: ‘to cross, intersect; to hand over, deliver, pay; to associate (with); to mate; mutual; (a season) turn’ (交流, 交给, 交通).
A way to remember it
Legs crossed — to cross; to hand over; to associate.