交(jiāo)
Origin:
“交”的字形像一个人两腿交叉的样子,本义是“交叉”或者“交错”,后来引申为“给”或者“联系”。
On ancient oracle bone inscriptions, “交” looks like a person with crossed legs. Its original meaning is “cross” or “staggered,” which then extended to “give” and “contact.”
Meaning:
hand over; give up; mutual; reciprocal;
Words:
交给jiāo gěi / to give
交界:jiāojiè / to share a border
交流:jiāoliú / to exchange ; to swap
相交:xiàngjiāo / to intersect
风雨交加:fēngyǔ jiāo jiā / heavy wind and rain
Sentences:
1、 Qǐng nǐ bǎ zhèfèn wénjiàn jiāo gěi zǒngjīnglǐ.
请你把这份文件交给总经理。
请你把这份文件交给总经理。
Please give this file to the manager.
2、Zài yīge fēngyǔ jiāo jiā de yèwǎn ,tā yīgerén kāichē líkāi le.
在一个风雨交加的夜晚,他一个人开车离开了。
在一个风雨交加的夜晚,他一个人开车离开了。
On a night with heavy wind and rain, he drove away alone.