交 meaning and pronunciation

Simplified/traditional character

交 English definition

jiāo

  • to hand over
  • to deliver
  • to pay (money)
  • to turn over
  • to make friends
  • to intersect (lines)

HSK levels


Characters with the same pronunciation

  • : a kind of aquatic bird;
  • : cunning; pretty;
  • : lovable; pampered; tender; delicate; frail;
  • : arrogant;
  • : pepper;
  • : to pour liquid; to irrigate (using waterwheel); to water; to cast (molten metal); to mold;
  • : burnt; scorched; charred; worried; anxious; coke;
  • : to cauterize; to scorch;
  • : reef; shoal rock;
  • : large pipe;
  • : to glue; glue; gum; rubber;
  • : Zizania aquatica;
  • : banana;
  • : a legendary dragon with the ability to control rain and floods; see also 蛟龍|蛟龙[jiao1 long2];
  • : eggs of mantis;
  • : kind of cicada, cosmopsaltria;
  • : a tumble; a fall;
  • : suburbs; outskirts;
  • : haughty; proud; arrogant;
  • : eastern wren;

Sentences examples with 交

  • 我已经把材料交给经理了。
    Wǒ yǐjīng bǎ cáiliào jiāo gěi jīnglǐle.
  • 我交了很多中国朋友。
    Wǒjiāole hěnduō zhōngguó péngyǒu.
  • 国家之间的文化交流越来越丰富。
    Guójiā zhī jiān de wénhuà jiāoliú yuè lái yuè fēngfù.
  • 语言是人和人之间交流的工具。
    Yǔyán shì rén hé rén zhī jiān jiāoliú de gōngjù.
  • 常用的交通工具有汽车、火车、飞机等。
    Chángyòng de jiāotōng gōngjù yǒu qìchē, huǒchē, fēijī děng.

Words containing 交, by HSK level