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jiāo
HSK 2.0 Level 4

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Definitions

  1. 1. to hand over
  2. 2. to deliver
  3. 3. to pay (money)
  4. 4. to turn over
  5. 5. to make friends
  6. 6. to intersect (lines)

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Words Containing 交

杂交植物
zá jiāo zhí wù

hybrid plant

交办
jiāo bàn

to assign (a task to sb)

交通立体化
jiāo tōng lì tǐ huà

grade separation (civil engineering)

劳务交换
láo wù jiāo huàn

labor exchanges

上海交通大学
shàng hǎi jiāo tōng dà xué

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

交大
jiāo dà

Jiaotong University

交口称誉
jiāo kǒu chēng yù

voices unanimous in praise (idiom); with an extensive public reputation

交感神经
jiāo gǎn shén jīng

sympathetic nervous system

套交情
tào jiāo qing

to try to gain sb's friendship

交付
jiāo fù

to hand over

股票交易所
gǔ piào jiāo yì suǒ

stock exchange

患难之交
huàn nàn zhī jiāo

a friend in times of tribulations (idiom); a friend in need is a friend indeed

交心
jiāo xīn

to open one's heart; to have a heart-to-heart conversation

东交民巷
dōng jiāo mín xiàng

a street to the south of the Forbidden City that was the Legation quarter during the Boxer uprising

交售
jiāo shòu

(of a farmer) to sell one's produce to the state as stipulated by government policy

建交
jiàn jiāo

to establish diplomatic relations

世交
shì jiāo

(long time) friend of the family

成交
chéng jiāo

to complete a contract

交九
jiāo jiǔ

three nine day periods after the winter solstice

点交
diǎn jiāo

to hand over (bought goods etc)

君子之交
jūn zǐ zhī jiāo

friendship between gentlemen, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[zhuāng zǐ])

交易员
jiāo yì yuán

dealer

兰交
lán jiāo

close friendship

交通管理局
jiāo tōng guǎn lǐ jú

department of transport

交织
jiāo zhī

to interweave

交叉耐药性
jiāo chā nài yào xìng

cross-tolerance

交通肇事罪
jiāo tōng zhào shì zuì

culpable driving causing serious damage or injury

交驰
jiāo chí

continuously circling one another

伦敦国际金融期货交易所
lún dūn guó jì jīn róng qī huò jiāo yì suǒ

London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange (LIFFE)

送交
sòng jiāo

to hand over

交结
jiāo jié

to associate with

斜交
xié jiāo

bevel

公共交换电话网路
gōng gòng jiāo huàn diàn huà wǎng lù

public switched telephone network

交响乐团
jiāo xiǎng yuè tuán

symphony orchestra

缴交
jiǎo jiāo

to hand in

交换端
jiāo huàn duān

switched port

递交
dì jiāo

to present

交换以太网络
jiāo huàn yǐ tài wǎng luò

switched Ethernet

交换代数学
jiāo huàn dài shù xué

(math.) commutative algebra

交割
jiāo gē

delivery (commerce)

交通
jiāo tōng

to be connected

身心交病
shēn xīn jiāo bìng

worn out in body and soul (idiom)

交通标志
jiāo tōng biāo zhì

traffic sign

交流道
jiāo liú dào

(fig.) channel of communication

交警
jiāo jǐng

traffic police

群交
qún jiāo

group sex

性交
xìng jiāo

sexual intercourse

交契
jiāo qì

friendship

性交易
xìng jiāo yì

prostitution

交换律
jiāo huàn lǜ

commutative law xy = yx (math)

交换代数
jiāo huàn dài shù

(math.) commutative algebra

交困
jiāo kùn

beset with difficulties

公平交易
gōng píng jiāo yì

fair dealing

交由
jiāo yóu

to hand over (responsibility for sth) to (sb)

中文标准交换码
zhōng wén biāo zhǔn jiāo huàn mǎ

CSIC, Chinese standard interchange code used from 1992

转交
zhuǎn jiāo

to pass on to sb

交臂
jiāo bì

linking arms

交响乐
jiāo xiǎng yuè

symphony

交睫
jiāo jié

to close one's eyes (i.e. sleep)

交迫
jiāo pò

to be beleaguered

私交
sī jiāo

personal friendship

内幕交易
nèi mù jiāo yì

insider trading

交叉运球
jiāo chā yùn qiú

crossover dribble (basketball)

交媾
jiāo gòu

to have sex

交口
jiāo kǒu

Jiaokou county in Lüliang 呂梁|吕梁[Lu:3 liáng], Shanxi 山西

交换网路
jiāo huàn wǎng lù

switched network

交朋友
jiāo péng you

to make friends

觥筹交错
gōng chóu jiāo cuò

wine goblets and gambling chips lie intertwined

交底
jiāo dǐ

to fill sb in (on the details of sth)

金兰之交
jīn lán zhī jiāo

intimate friendship (idiom)

法兰克福证券交易所
fǎ lán kè fú zhèng quàn jiāo yì suǒ

Frankfurt Stock Exchange (FSE)

正交群
zhèng jiāo qún

orthogonal group (math.)

公交站
gōng jiāo zhàn

public transport station

交谊舞
jiāo yì wǔ

social dance

交恶
jiāo wù

to become enemies; to become hostile towards

移交
yí jiāo

to transfer

交汇处
jiāo huì chù

confluence (of two rivers)

西安交通大学
xī ān jiāo tōng dà xué

Xi'an Jiaotong University (XJTU)

交代
jiāo dài

to transfer (duties to sb else)

交差
jiāo chāi

to report back after completion of one's mission

交粮本
jiāo liáng běn

to hand in one's ration cards

分组交换
fēn zǔ jiāo huàn

packet switching

交通卡
jiāo tōng kǎ

public transportation card

交易市场
jiāo yì shì chǎng

exchange

交出
jiāo chū

to hand over

轨道交通
guǐ dào jiāo tōng

metro

交管
jiāo guǎn

traffic control

公共交通
gōng gòng jiāo tōng

public transport

交货期
jiāo huò qī

delivery time (time between ordering goods and receiving the delivery)

交易者
jiāo yì zhě

dealer

外交关系理事会
wài jiāo guān xì lǐ shì huì

Council on Foreign Relations (US policy think tank)

交还
jiāo huán

to return sth

交变流电
jiāo biàn liú diàn

alternating current

交变
jiāo biàn

half-period of a wave motion

至交
zhì jiāo

best friend

面交
miàn jiāo

to deliver personally

船上交货
chuán shàng jiāo huò

Free On Board (FOB) (transportation)

建立正式外交关系
jiàn lì zhèng shì wài jiāo guān xì

formally establish diplomatic relations

交缠
jiāo chán

to intertwine

杂交
zá jiāo

to hybridize

交通锥
jiāo tōng zhuī

traffic cone

证交会
zhèng jiāo huì

US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

相交数
xiāng jiāo shù

intersection number (math.)

交通灯
jiāo tōng dēng

traffic light

交手
jiāo shǒu

to fight hand to hand

交易所
jiāo yì suǒ

exchange

公交车
gōng jiāo chē

public transport vehicle

履舄交错
lǚ xì jiāo cuò

lit. shoes and slippers muddled together (idiom); fig. many guests come and go

运交
yùn jiāo

to consign

心力交瘁
xīn lì jiāo cuì

to be both mentally and physically exhausted (idiom)

交响乐队
jiāo xiǎng yuè duì

symphony orchestra

总角之交
zǒng jiǎo zhī jiāo

childhood friend (idiom)

交通堵塞
jiāo tōng dǔ sè

road congestion

杂交派对
zá jiāo pài duì

sex party

援交妹
yuán jiāo mèi

prostitute (slang)

故交
gù jiāo

former acquaintance

国际外交
guó jì wài jiāo

foreign policy

交并
jiāo bìng

occurring simultaneously

社交牛逼症
shè jiāo niú bī zhèng

(neologism c. 2021) gregariousness

立体交叉
lì tǐ jiāo chā

three-dimensional road junction (i.e. involving flyover bridges or underpass tunnels)

空中交通管制员
kōng zhōng jiāo tōng guǎn zhì yuán

air traffic controller

交易日
jiāo yì rì

(finance) trading day

落落寡交
luò luò guǎ jiāo

aloof and as a result friendless (idiom)

交谈
jiāo tán

to discuss; to converse

交通部
jiāo tōng bù

Department of Transportation; (PRC) Ministry of Transport

美国资讯交换标准码
měi guó zī xùn jiāo huàn biāo zhǔn mǎ

ASCII, American Standard Code for Information Interchange

交情匪浅
jiāo qíng fěi qiǎn

to be very close

交帐
jiāo zhàng

to settle accounts

交叉熵
jiāo chā shāng

cross entropy (information theory)

交叉火力
jiāo chā huǒ lì

crossfire

交合
jiāo hé

to join

交叉口
jiāo chā kǒu

(road) intersection

百感交集
bǎi gǎn jiāo jí

all sorts of feelings well up in one's heart

交与
jiāo yǔ

to hand over

红交嘴雀
hóng jiāo zuǐ què

(bird species of China) red crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)

外交政策
wài jiāo zhèng cè

foreign policy

上海证券交易所综合股价指数
shàng hǎi zhèng quàn jiāo yì suǒ zōng hé gǔ jià zhǐ shù

Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) Composite Index

证交所
zhèng jiāo suǒ

stock exchange

交火
jiāo huǒ

firefight

交趾
jiāo zhǐ

former southernmost province of the Chinese Empire, now northern Vietnam

深圳交易所
shēn zhèn jiāo yì suǒ

Shenzhen Stock Exchange SZSE

外交关系
wài jiāo guān xì

foreign relations

一手交钱,一手交货
yī shǒu jiāo qián , yī shǒu jiāo huò

lit. one hand exchanges the cash, the other the goods (idiom)

交通规则
jiāo tōng guī zé

traffic rules

交换码
jiāo huàn mǎ

interchange code

悔恨交加
huǐ hèn jiāo jiā

to feel remorse and shame (idiom)

国家标准中文交换码
guó jiā biāo zhǔn zhōng wén jiāo huàn mǎ

CNS 11643, Chinese character coding adopted in Taiwan, 1986-1992

中国交通运输协会
zhōng guó jiāo tōng yùn shū xié huì

China Communications and Transportation Association (CCTA)

交替
jiāo tì

to replace

德意志学术交流中心
dé yì zhì xué shù jiāo liú zhōng xīn

German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)

交通枢纽
jiāo tōng shū niǔ

traffic hub

交战
jiāo zhàn

to fight

点头之交
diǎn tóu zhī jiāo

nodding acquaintance

交际花
jiāo jì huā

(female) social butterfly; socialite

香港交易所
xiāng gǎng jiāo yì suǒ

Hong Kong Stock Exchange

通用汉字标准交换码
tōng yòng hàn zì biāo zhǔn jiāo huàn mǎ

Standard Interchange Code for Generally Used Chinese Characters, a character encoding standard of Taiwan 1986-1992, aka CNS 11643-1986, where CNS stands for Chinese National Standard

贫病交迫
pín bìng jiāo pò

beset by poverty and illness (idiom)

复交
fù jiāo

to reopen diplomatic relations

交锋
jiāo fēng

to cross swords

离子交换
lí zǐ jiāo huàn

ion exchange

外交事务
wài jiāo shì wù

foreign affairs

正交
zhèng jiāo

orthogonality

交通银行
jiāo tōng yín háng

Bank of Communications

交骨
jiāo gǔ

pubic bone

成交价
chéng jiāo jià

sale price; negotiated price; price reached at auction

交通意外
jiāo tōng yì wài

traffic accident

泛泛之交
fàn fàn zhī jiāo

nodding acquaintance

交会
jiāo huì

to encounter

交叉阴影线
jiāo chā yīn yǐng xiàn

hatched lines

交通费
jiāo tōng fèi

transport costs

股交
gǔ jiāo

intercrural sex

交费
jiāo fèi

to pay a fee

世代交替
shì dài jiāo tì

alternation of generations

交错
jiāo cuò

to crisscross

交保释放
jiāo bǎo shì fàng

to release sb on bail

交友
jiāo yǒu

to make friends

目不交睫
mù bù jiāo jié

lit. the eyelashes do not come together (idiom)

涕泪交流
tì lèi jiāo liú

tears and mucus flowing profusely (idiom); weeping tragically

交通工具
jiāo tōng gōng jù

means of transportation

物物交换
wù wù jiāo huàn

barter

外交学院
wài jiāo xué yuàn

China Foreign Affairs University

交杯酒
jiāo bēi jiǔ

formal exchange of cups of wine between bride and groom as traditional wedding ceremony

迟交
chí jiāo

to delay handing over (payment, homework etc)

断交
duàn jiāo

to end a relationship

交点
jiāo diǎn

meeting point

社交网站
shè jiāo wǎng zhàn

social networking site

一面之交
yī miàn zhī jiāo

to have met once

控辩交易
kòng biàn jiāo yì

plea bargaining

交接
jiāo jiē

(of two things) to come into contact

交流电
jiāo liú diàn

alternating current

上交
shàng jiāo

to hand over to

文化交流
wén huà jiāo liú

cultural exchange

交尾
jiāo wěi

to copulate (of animals)

忘年交
wàng nián jiāo

friends despite the difference in age

交通车
jiāo tōng chē

shuttle bus

不等价交换
bù děng jià jiāo huàn

exchange of unequal values

口交
kǒu jiāo

oral sex

证券交易所
zhèng quàn jiāo yì suǒ

stock exchange

圆珠形离子交换剂
yuán zhū xíng lí zǐ jiāo huàn jì

bead-type ion exchanger

交集
jiāo jí

(of diverse emotions) to occur simultaneously; to intermingle

内线交易
nèi xiàn jiāo yì

insider trading (illegal share-dealing)

旧交
jiù jiāo

former acquaintance

伦敦证券交易所
lún dūn zhèng quàn jiāo yì suǒ

London Stock Exchange (LSE)

肛交
gāng jiāo

anal intercourse

交换
jiāo huàn

to exchange

交浅言深
jiāo qiǎn yán shēn

to talk intimately while being comparative strangers (idiom)

交易额
jiāo yì é

sum or volume of business transactions

外交家
wài jiāo jiā

diplomat

开交
kāi jiāo

(used with negative) to conclude

交换价值
jiāo huàn jià zhí

exchange value

交拜
jiāo bài

to bow to one another

老实巴交
lǎo shi bā jiāo

(coll.) docile

拉交情
lā jiāo qing

to try to form friendly ties with sb for one's own benefit

爱恨交织
ài hèn jiāo zhī

mixture of love and hate

古交
gǔ jiāo

Gujiao, county-level city in Taiyuan 太原[tài yuán], Shanxi

交流
jiāo liú

to exchange

补交
bǔ jiāo

to hand in after the deadline; to pay after the due date

外交部
wài jiāo bù

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

外交豁免权
wài jiāo huò miǎn quán

diplomatic immunity

外交庇护
wài jiāo bì hù

diplomatic asylum

交变电流
jiāo biàn diàn liú

alternating current (electricity)

交卸
jiāo xiè

to hand over to a successor; to relinquish one's office

交配
jiāo pèi

mating

社交语言
shè jiāo yǔ yán

lingua franca

交易所交易基金
jiāo yì suǒ jiāo yì jī jīn

exchange-traded fund (ETF)

交通警卫
jiāo tōng jǐng wèi

road traffic policing

交换虚电路
jiāo huàn xū diàn lù

Switched Virtual Circuit

社交才能
shè jiāo cái néng

social accomplishment

纽约证券交易所
niǔ yuē zhèng quàn jiāo yì suǒ

New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)

交货
jiāo huò

to deliver goods

交托
jiāo tuō

to entrust

交换技术
jiāo huàn jì shù

switching technology

社交舞
shè jiāo wǔ

social dancing

交谊
jiāo yì

association

交叉学科
jiāo chā xué kē

interdisciplinary

交角
jiāo jiǎo

(math.) angle of intersection

电子数据交换
diàn zǐ shù jù jiāo huàn

electronic exchange of data

程控交换机
chéng kòng jiāo huàn jī

electronic switching system (telecom.)

白翅交嘴雀
bái chì jiāo zuǐ què

(bird species of China) white-winged crossbill (Loxia leucoptera)

交易会
jiāo yì huì

trade fair

交通协管员
jiāo tōng xié guǎn yuán

traffic warden

外交风波
wài jiāo fēng bō

diplomatic crisis

社交恐惧症
shè jiāo kǒng jù zhèng

social phobia

相交
xiāng jiāo

to cross over (e.g. traffic)

港交所
gǎng jiāo suǒ

Hong Kong Stock Exchange

绝交
jué jiāo

to break off relations

交易
jiāo yì

to deal; to trade; to transact

交班
jiāo bān

to hand over to the next workshift

知交
zhī jiāo

intimate friend

近亲交配
jìn qīn jiāo pèi

inbreeding

广交会
guǎng jiāo huì

China Export Commodities Fair also known as the Canton Fair

交加
jiāo jiā

(of two or more things) to occur at the same time; to be mingled; to accompany each other

中国交通建设
zhōng guó jiāo tōng jiàn shè

China Communications Construction Company

古交市
gǔ jiāo shì

Gujiao, county-level city in Taiyuan 太原[tài yuán], Shanxi

交臂失之
jiāo bì shī zhī

to miss sb by a narrow chance

交给
jiāo gěi

to give; to deliver; to hand over

交接班
jiāo jiē bān

to change shift

水陆交通
shuǐ lù jiāo tōng

water and land transport

北京产权交易所
běi jīng chǎn quán jiāo yì suǒ

China Beijing Equity Exchange (CBEX)

交欢
jiāo huān

to have cordial relations with each other

君子之交淡如水
jūn zǐ zhī jiāo dàn rú shuǐ

a gentleman's friendship, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[zhuāng zǐ])

交通阻塞
jiāo tōng zǔ sè

traffic jam

等价交换
děng jià jiāo huàn

equal-value exchange

失之交臂
shī zhī jiāo bì

to miss narrowly

交兵
jiāo bīng

in a state of war

回交
huí jiāo

backcrossing (i.e. hybridization with parent)

轻型轨道交通
qīng xíng guǐ dào jiāo tōng

light rail

交际
jiāo jì

communication

手交
shǒu jiāo

handjob

呈交
chéng jiāo

(formal and deferential) to present

交纳
jiāo nà

to pay (taxes or dues)

空中交通管制
kōng zhōng jiāo tōng guǎn zhì

air traffic control

悲喜交集
bēi xǐ jiāo jí

mixed feelings of grief and joy

神交
shén jiāo

soul brothers

交融
jiāo róng

to blend

混交林
hùn jiāo lín

mixed forest

快餐交友
kuài cān jiāo yǒu

speed dating

邦交
bāng jiāo

relations between two countries

社交媒体
shè jiāo méi tǐ

social media

八拜之交
bā bài zhī jiāo

sworn brotherhood

交游
jiāo yóu

to have friendly relationships

纵横交错
zòng héng jiāo cuò

criss-crossed (idiom)

交响金属
jiāo xiǎng jīn shǔ

symphonic metal (pop music)

交通拥挤
jiāo tōng yōng jǐ

traffic congestion

指交
zhǐ jiāo

fingering (sexual act)

身心交瘁
shēn xīn jiāo cuì

worn out in body and soul (idiom)

交通警察
jiāo tōng jǐng chá

traffic police

乳交
rǔ jiāo

mammary intercourse

美国证券交易委员会
měi guó zhèng quàn jiāo yì wěi yuán huì

US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

混交
hùn jiāo

mixed (growth of wood)

交互
jiāo hù

mutual

滥交
làn jiāo

to fall into bad company

思想交流
sī xiǎng jiāo liú

exchange of ideas

交往
jiāo wǎng

to associate (with)

交换机
jiāo huàn jī

switch (telecommunications)

交响
jiāo xiǎng

symphony, symphonic

莫逆之交
mò nì zhī jiāo

intimate friendship

海峡交流基金会
hǎi xiá jiāo liú jī jīn huì

Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF)

交钱
jiāo qián

to pay up

饥寒交迫
jī hán jiāo pò

starving and freezing

提交
tí jiāo

to submit (a report etc)

交头接耳
jiāo tóu jiē ěr

to whisper to one another's ear

交通运输部
jiāo tōng yùn shū bù

PRC Ministry of Transport (MOT)

竹马之交
zhú mǎ zhī jiāo

childhood friend (idiom)

平交道
píng jiāo dào

level crossing

外交大臣
wài jiāo dà chén

Foreign Secretary

军火交易
jūn huǒ jiāo yì

arms deal

交叉点
jiāo chā diǎn

junction; crossroads

外交手腕
wài jiāo shǒu wàn

diplomatic

公用交换电话网
gōng yòng jiāo huàn diàn huà wǎng

public switched telephone network

交口县
jiāo kǒu xiàn

Jiaokou county in Lüliang 呂梁|吕梁[Lu:3 liáng], Shanxi 山西

交响曲
jiāo xiǎng qǔ

symphony

分子杂交
fēn zǐ zá jiāo

molecular hybridization

打交道
dǎ jiāo dào

to come into contact with

颔首之交
hàn shǒu zhī jiāo

nodding acquaintance

社交
shè jiāo

interaction

交城县
jiāo chéng xiàn

Jiaocheng county in Lüliang 呂梁|吕梁[Lu:3 liáng], Shanxi 山西

西南交通大学
xī nán jiāo tōng dà xué

Southwest Jiaotong University

立交桥
lì jiāo qiáo

overpass

性交高潮
xìng jiāo gāo cháo

orgasm

交卷
jiāo juàn

to hand in one's examination script

交界
jiāo jiè

common boundary

贫病交加
pín bìng jiāo jiā

poverty compounded by ill health (idiom)

不可开交
bù kě kāi jiāo

to be awfully (busy etc)

外交官
wài jiāo guān

diplomat

交际舞
jiāo jì wǔ

social dance

援交小姐
yuán jiāo xiǎo jie

girl who engages in enjo-kōsai

交换器
jiāo huàn qì

(telecom or network) switch

交涉
jiāo shè

to negotiate (with)

发交
fā jiāo

to issue and deliver (to people)

交汇
jiāo huì

to flow together

上海证券交易所
shàng hǎi zhèng quàn jiāo yì suǒ

Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE)

结交
jié jiāo

to make friends with

交情
jiāo qing

friendship

公交
gōng jiāo

public transportation

交叉
jiāo chā

to cross

爱恨交加
ài hèn jiāo jiā

to feel a mixture of love and hate

交城
jiāo chéng

Jiaocheng county in Lüliang 呂梁|吕梁[Lu:3 liáng], Shanxi 山西

交款单
jiāo kuǎn dān

payment slip

交椅
jiāo yǐ

(fig.) position in a hierarchy

外交
wài jiāo

diplomacy

外交特权
wài jiāo tè quán

diplomatic immunity

外交部长
wài jiāo bù zhǎng

minister of foreign affairs

黄白交点
huáng bái jiāo diǎn

ecliptic line

交运
jiāo yùn

to meet with luck

交保
jiāo bǎo

to post bail