same as '交代'; to end (humorous, implying misfortune)
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Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesverb
same as '交代' (to hand over; to explain; to account for)
Variant form of '交代'. It carries the same core meanings of transferring responsibility, providing an explanation, or confessing.
Nǐ你
bì必
xū须
bǎ把
gōng工
zuò作
jiāo交
dài待
qīng清
chǔ楚
cái才
néng能
lí离
zhí职
。
You must hand over your work clearly before resigning.
Tā他
xiàng向
lǐng领
dǎo导
jiāo交
dài待
le了
shì事
qing情
de的
jīng经
guò过
。
He explained the course of events to his boss.
verb
to be finished; to be over; to meet one's end (humorous, implying an unfortunate outcome)
informalUsed colloquially and humorously to describe a situation ending badly, often referring to death or complete failure.
Yào要
shì是
fēi飞
jī机
chū出
le了
shì事
，
zhè这
tiáo条
mìng命
yě也
jiù就
jiāo交
dài待
le了
。
If the plane crashes, this life of mine would be finished.
Zhè这
cì次
kǎo考
shì试
zài再
bù不
jí及
gé格
，
wǒ我
de的
xué学
yè业
jiù就
chè彻
dǐ底
jiāo交
dài待
le了
。
If I fail this exam again, my academic career will be completely over.
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Shǒu手
jī机
diào掉
jìn进
shuǐ水
lǐ里
，
tā它
zhè这
huí回
kě可
jiāo交
dài待
le了
。
The phone fell into the water; it's done for this time.