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hand over; connect; make friends; mutually
Meanings
11 senses · 52 examplesverb
to hand over; deliver; transfer
neutralUsed for transferring goods, tasks, responsibilities or formal items.
Please hand this document to the manager.
We need to pay taxes on time this month.
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Farmers deliver public grain to the country.
The teacher assigned the class task to our group.
Please hand the package to the courier.
verb
to reach (a time or season)
neutralUsed to indicate the arrival of a specific time point or seasonal period.
It's already midnight, almost twelve o'clock at night.
Winter Solstice is tomorrow, and the weather will get colder and colder.
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The period after the start of the Nine Cold Days is the coldest time of the year.
When Qingming Festival arrives, farmers start sowing seeds.
When Major Heat arrives, most parts of the country are very hot.
verb
to connect; cross; intersect
neutralUsed for physical boundaries, lines or paths meeting at a point.
The national boundary between China and Nepal intersects at the Himalayas.
These two straight lines intersect at one point.
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Four roads meet at this intersection.
There is often trade at the border between the two provinces.
The highway and railway cross here.
noun
junction; connecting point/time
neutralUsed to refer to the transition point between two seasons, regions or time periods.
The transition between spring and summer is the season when influenza is prevalent.
The Taihang Mountains lie at the junction of Hebei and Shanxi provinces.
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At the transition between autumn and winter, the weather is dry and windy.
This river is the boundary between the two villages.
At the transition between midnight and early morning, there are almost no people on the street.
verb
to make friends; associate with
neutralUsed for building friendly relationships with others.
He likes to make friends with people from different countries.
He built a wide social network during college.
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We should make friends with people with good character.
He has close interactions with his neighbors.
Just arrived at the new school, he is trying hard to make new friends.
noun
friendship; acquaintance
neutralUsed to refer to the degree of friendly relationship between people.
They broke off their friendship due to a misunderstanding.
We only met once, so we are not familiar with each other.
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They have a deep friendship that spans twenty years.
This friendship is hard-won, and we should cherish it well.
He has had a years-long friendship with this veteran artist.
verb
sexual intercourse; mating
formalFormal and clinical term, used in biological or academic contexts.
This species of bird mates and reproduces in spring.
Scientists have studied cross-breeding techniques for crops.
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Animal mating behaviors are affected by seasons and environment.
This plant relies on insects to complete pollination and mating.
Medicine has clear research directions for human reproductive intercourse.
adverb
mutually; each other
neutralUsed before verbs to indicate that the action is done between two or more parties.
We should help each other and make progress together.
The leaders of the two countries carried out friendly exchanges.
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We can exchange opinions with each other.
The students talked actively with each other in class.
Trade between the two countries has become increasingly frequent.
adverb
simultaneously; all at once
formalUsed to describe multiple things happening at the same time.
The enemy was attacked from both sides and fell into a predicament.
Heavy rain and strong winds struck at the same time, making travel very difficult.
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Pressure and anxiety weighed on him at the same time, preventing him from falling asleep all night.
Cheers and applause echoed throughout the stadium simultaneously.
The pandemic and economic crisis occurred simultaneously, bringing huge challenges to the world.
noun
surname Jiao
neutralUsed as a family name in China.
Mr. Jiao is the new manager of our company.
Teacher Jiao teaches at Tsinghua University.
noun
fall; stumble
dialectUsed in northern Chinese dialects to refer to falling or tripping over.
He accidentally fell down.
The road is icy, be careful not to fall.
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Young children easily fall when learning to walk.
He tripped over a stone and fell.
The roads are slippery on snowy days, be careful not to fall when going out.