Basic Meaning
v
Commonly used for submitting tangible things (e.g., homework, documents) or intangible things (e.g., tasks, responsibilities) to the relevant party.
to hand over (or in); to submit; to deliver
把事物转移给有关方面。
Words:
交活交税转交交付交公粮
Synonyms:
Sentences:
- 我需要去银行交电费。I need to go to the bank to pay the electricity bill.
- 请在下周五前把作业交给老师。Please hand in your homework to the teacher before next Friday.
v
Often describes physical lines, roads, or boundaries meeting or overlapping.
to connect; to intersect; to cross
连接;交叉。
Words:
交界相交交错两线相交失之交臂
Sentences:
- 这两条路在前面相交。These two roads intersect ahead.
- 我们的意见在这里相交。Our opinions meet/intersect here.
n
Refers to the specific place or point where things meet or intersect.
junction; intersection; meeting point
相交结的时间或地方。
Words:
交地交时交岔交会点交境
Sentences:
- 我们在下一个路口,也就是两条大道的交会点见面。Let's meet at the next intersection, which is the meeting point of two main avenues.
v
Specifically about forming social relationships and friendships.
to associate with; to befriend; to form a friendship
结交;交往。
Words:
故交至交新交忘年交患难之交
Sentences:
- 他是我的故交,我们认识很多年了。He is my old friend; we've known each other for many years.
- 我喜欢交新朋友。I like making new friends.
v
A formal or biological term for sexual intercourse or crossbreeding in plants/animals. Can be sensitive in casual conversation.
to mate; to copulate
(人)性交;(动植物)交配。
Words:
杂交水稻交媾杂交
Sentences:
- 这种杂交水稻产量很高。This hybrid rice has a very high yield.
adv
Used as a prefix or adverb indicating mutual or reciprocal action, as seen in words like 交流 (exchange) and 交换 (swap).
mutually; reciprocally; inter-
互相来往联系。
Words:
交换交接交流交相辉映交谈
Sentences:
- 国际文化交流很重要。International cultural exchange is very important.
- 我们经常交换学习资料。We often exchange study materials.
adv
Describes multiple events or states happening at once, often in fixed expressions.
simultaneously; together (occurring at the same time)
一齐;同时(发生)。
Words:
心力交瘁风雨交加饥寒交迫百感交集内外交困
Sentences:
- 比赛最后几分钟,观众们兴奋与紧张的心情交加。In the final minutes of the game, the audience's feelings of excitement and nervousness mingled together.
- 好消息和坏消息同时传来,令他百感交集。Good news and bad news arrived simultaneously, filling him with mixed emotions.
Writing & Component
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