交
Character
to give something to a person, a school, or an office
Meaning
jiāo
jiao1- to give something to a person, a school, or an office
- to give money that you must pay, like school fees
- to make friends; to become someone's friend
Examples
我明天要交作业。
wǒ míng tiān yào jiāo zuò yè
I have to hand in my homework tomorrow.
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我在这里交了很多朋友。
wǒ zài zhè lǐ jiāo le hěn duō péng you
I have made many friends here.
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今天我要交学费。
jīn tiān wǒ yào jiāo xué fèi
Today I have to pay the school fees.
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Stroke order
All 6 strokes
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Practice writing 交
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Words with 交
See all 368 →交给jiāo gěito give something to a personWordHSK 2交通jiāo tōngtraffic; the cars, buses, and other vehicles moving on roadsWordHSK 2交朋友jiāo péng youto make friendsWordHSK 2交往jiāo wǎngto spend time with someone; to date someoneWordHSK 3交易jiāo yìa deal; when people buy, sell, or exchange somethingWordHSK 3交流jiāo liúto talk with people and share ideas or informationWordHSK 3交警jiāo jǐngtraffic police; officers who direct cars and help people on roadsWordHSK 3交费jiāo fèito pay a fee; to pay money for a service you useWordHSK 3交换jiāo huànto give something to someone and receive something from themWordHSK 4交际jiāo jìtalking and spending time with other peopleWordHSK 4交代jiāo dàito explain something clearly to someoneWordHSK 5交付jiāo fùto hand something over to a person or companyWordHSK 7–9