jiāo
tóu
jiē
ěr

HSK 7-9
idiom
common

Meaning of 交头接耳

交头接耳 means to whisper to each other; to talk in each other's ears. Pronounced jiāo tóu jiē ěr. HSK 7-9.

  • to whisper to each other; to talk in each other's ears

Definitions & Examples

Lǎo
shī
jiǎng
de
shí
hou
 
xué
sheng
men
yào
zài
xià
miàn
jiāo
tóu
jiē
ěr
 

When the teacher is lecturing, students should not whisper to each other below.

men
liǎ
zài
huì
chǎng
hòu
pái
jiāo
tóu
jiē
ěr
 
zhī
zài
lùn
shén
me
 

The two of them were whispering to each other in the back row of the conference hall, discussing who knows what.

Kàn
dào
zhè
ge
jié
guǒ
 
dài
biǎo
men
fēn
fēn
jiāo
tóu
jiē
ěr
 
lùn
lái
 

Upon seeing the result, the delegates started whispering and discussing among themselves.

Bié
zài
bèi
hòu
jiāo
tóu
jiē
ěr
de
 
yǒu
huà
jiù
dāng
miàn
shuō
 

Don't whisper behind people's backs; if you have something to say, say it to their face.