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交代

jiāo dài
HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Uncommon

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Definitions

  1. 1. to transfer (duties to sb else)
  2. 2. to give instructions; to tell (sb to do sth)
  3. 3. to explain; to give an account; to brief
  4. 4. to confess; to account for oneself
  5. 5. (jocular) to come to a bad end

Word relationships

Antonyms

1 item
隐瞒
yǐn mán

to conceal

to confess; to account for oneself

Related words

2 items
坦白
tǎn bái

honest

to confess
交接
jiāo jiē

(of two things) to come into contact

to transfer duties

Synonyms

1 item
说明
shuō míng

to explain

to explain; to give an account

Usage notes

Collocations

交代 is often used with 给 to indicate the recipient: 把工作交代给新同事 (hand over the work to a new colleague).

Common mistakes

Do not confuse 交代 (jiāodài) with 接待 (jiēdài, to receive guests). The former is about handing over or explaining, not receiving.

Example Sentences

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他把工作 交代 给了新同事。
He handed over the work to the new colleague.
老實 交代 ！
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 13275217)

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Child Words of 交代

代
dài

to substitute

交
jiāo

to hand over