jiāo

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Character · Verb · NounTraditional交

exchange; associate; reach

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Meanings

7 senses · 13 examples
1.

verb

to hand over; to give; to deliver

Often used for handing in homework, assignments, money, or items.

Qǐng请
bǎ把
zuò作
yè业
jiāo交
gěi给
lǎo老
shī师
 。

Please hand in your homework to the teacher.

Tā他
jiāo交
le了
yī一
nián年
de的
fáng房
zū租
 。

He paid a year's rent.

2.

verb

to associate with; to make friends

Used for social interaction and forming relationships.

Tā他
zài在
dà大
xué学
jiāo交
le了
hěn很
duō多
xīn新
péng朋
yǒu友
 。

He made many new friends at university.

Wǒ我
bù不
xǐ喜
huān欢
hé和
zhè这
zhǒng种
rén人
jiāo交
wǎng往
 。

I don't like associating with this kind of person.

3.

verb

to cross; to intersect

Describes lines, roads, or ideas that meet or intersect.

Liǎng两
tiáo条
lù路
zài在
zhè这
lǐ里
xiāng相
jiāo交
 。

Two roads intersect here.

Tā他
men们
de的
guān观
diǎn点
yǒu有
jiāo交
chā叉
 。

Their viewpoints overlap.

4.

verb

to have sexual intercourse; to mate

formal

Used in biological or formal contexts for animals; can be a euphemism in human contexts.

Chūn春
tiān天
shì是
dòng动
wù物
jiāo交
pèi配
de的
jì季
jié节
 。

Spring is the mating season for animals.

5.

verb

to reach; to come to (a certain time or state)

literary

Often used with times of day (e.g., midnight) or seasons.

Shí时
jiāo交
zǐ子
yè夜
 ,
wàn万
lài籁
jù俱
jì寂
 。

As the hour reached midnight, all was quiet.

Jiāo交
dōng冬
yǐ以
hòu后
 ,
tiān天
qì气
yuè越
lái来
yuè越
lěng冷
 。

After winter sets in, the weather gets colder and colder.

6.

verb

to exchange; to trade

Can be used for goods, ideas, or experiences.

Liǎng两
guó国
jué决
dìng定
jiāo交
huàn换
zhàn战
fú俘
 。

The two countries decided to exchange prisoners of war.

Wǒ我
men们
jīng经
cháng常
jiāo交
liú流
xué学
xí习
jīng经
yàn验
 。

We often exchange study experiences.

7.

noun

friend; friendship

literary

Used in some compound words or classical contexts.

Tā他
shì是
wǒ我
de的
zhì至
jiāo交
 。

He is my closest friend.

Wǒ我
men们
yǒu有
yī一
miàn面
zhī之
jiāo交
 。

We have a casual acquaintance.