交jiāoto hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn over
交 (jiāo) means "to hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn over." It also means "to make friends." 我交作业了。 says I have handed over the homework. 我交了十块钱。 says I have paid ten kuai. 我想和同学交朋友。 says I want to make friends with a classmate. Each example uses one of those senses.
What does 交 mean?
- 1.
to hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn oververb
- 2.
to make friendsverb
What does the character 交 mean?
- 交to hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn over
How do you use 交?
交作业 hands homework over, 交钱 pays money, and 交朋友 makes friends.
Patterns
交 + 作业
我交作业了。
Wǒ jiāo zuòyè le.
I have handed over the homework.
交 + 钱
我交了十块钱。
Wǒ jiāo le shí kuài qián.
I have paid ten kuai.
把 + Noun + 交给 + Person
请把书交给老师。
Qǐng bǎ shū jiāo gěi lǎoshī.
Please hand the book over to the teacher.
和 + Person + 交朋友
我想和同学交朋友。
Wǒ xiǎng hé tóngxué jiāo péngyou.
I want to make friends with a classmate.
What are some examples of 交 in a sentence?
How is 交 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
今天的作业你交了吗?
Jīntiān de zuòyè nǐ jiāo le ma?
Have you handed in today's homework?
- Speaker B:
还没有,最后一题我不会。
Hái méiyǒu, zuìhòu yì tí wǒ bú huì.
Not yet. I can't do the last question.
- Speaker A:
老师说下午五点以前要交。
Lǎoshī shuō xiàwǔ wǔ diǎn yǐqián yào jiāo.
The teacher said it's due before 5 p.m.
- Speaker B:
那你能帮我看看这一题吗?
Nà nǐ néng bāng wǒ kànkan zhè yì tí ma?
Then could you help me look at this question?
- Speaker A:
可以,这个词你用错了。
Kěyǐ, zhège cí nǐ yòng cuò le.
Sure — you used this word wrong.
- Speaker B:
原来是这样!我改好就去交。
Yuánlái shì zhèyàng! Wǒ gǎi hǎo jiù qù jiāo.
Oh, I see! I'll fix it and hand it in.
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.