jiāo
bái
juàn

idiom
common

Meaning of 交白卷

交白卷 means to hand in a blank exam paper; to completely fail a task; to return empty-handed. Pronounced jiāo bái juàn.

  • to hand in a blank exam paper
  • to completely fail a task; to return empty-handed

Definitions & Examples

Kǎo
shì
tài
nán
le
 
jiāo
le
bái
juàn
 

The exam was too difficult, and he almost handed in a blank paper.

Yīn
wèi
shēng
bìng
 
shàng
kǎo
shì
zhǐ
néng
jiāo
bái
juàn
 

Due to illness, he had to hand in a blank paper for the last exam.

luàn
xiě
 
nìng
jiāo
bái
juàn
 

Rather than scribbling nonsense, he would prefer to hand in a blank paper.