Stroke order for 交

jiāo
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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
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Sentences:
  1. ()()(yào)()(yín)(háng)(jiāo)(diàn)(fèi)
    I need to go to the bank to pay the electricity bill.
  2. (qǐng)(zài)(xià)(zhōu)()(qián)()(zuò)()(jiāo)(gěi)(lǎo)(shī)
    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:
  1. (zhè)(liǎng)(tiáo)()(zài)(qián)(miàn)(xiāng)(jiāo)
    These two roads intersect ahead.
  2. ()(mén)(de)()(jiàn)(zài)(zhè)()(xiāng)(jiāo)
    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:
  1. ()(mén)(zài)(xià)()()()(kǒu)()(jiù)(shì)(liǎng)(tiáo)()(dào)(de)(jiāo)(huì)(diǎn)(jiàn)(miàn)
    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:
  1. ()(shì)()(de)()(jiāo)()(mén)(rèn)(shi)(hěn)(duō)(nián)(le)
    He is my old friend; we've known each other for many years.
  2. ()()(huān)(jiāo)(xīn)(péng)(you)
    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:
  1. (zhè)(zhǒng)()(jiāo)(shuǐ)(dào)(chǎn)(liàng)(hěn)(gāo)
    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:
  1. (guó)()(wén)(huà)(jiāo)(liú)(hěn)(zhòng)(yào)
    International cultural exchange is very important.
  2. ()(mén)(jīng)(cháng)(jiāo)(huàn)(xué)()()(liào)
    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:
  1. ()(sài)(zuì)(hòu)()(fēn)(zhōng)(guān)(zhòng)(men)(xīng)(fèn)()(jǐn)(zhāng)(de)(xīn)(qíng)(jiāo)(jiā)
    In the final minutes of the game, the audience's feelings of excitement and nervousness mingled together.
  2. (hǎo)(xiāo)(xi)()(huài)(xiāo)(xi)(tóng)(shí)(chuán)(lái)(lìng)()(bǎi)(gǎn)(jiāo)()
    Good news and bad news arrived simultaneously, filling him with mixed emotions.

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