交
代

To transfer (duties to sb else) in Chinese: 交代 (jiāo dài)

jiāo dài

to transfer (duties to sb else)

HSK 3.0 Level 51 example sentence

Definitions

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

Stroke order

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交
代

Zhuyin

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ㄐㄧㄠ

jiāo

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄠ/ ao—/ first tone

ㄉㄞˋ

dài

ㄉ/ dㄞ/ aiˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 走以前，他把工作都交代清楚了。

    zǒu yǐ qián， tā bǎ gōng zuò dōu jiāo dài qīng chǔ le。

    Before leaving, he explained all the work clearly.

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Related words

交

jiāo

to hand over

代

dài

to substitute

代表

dài biǎo

representative

代替

dài tì

to replace

交流

jiāo liú

to exchange

交通

jiāo tōng

to be connected

现代

xiàn dài

modern times

朝代

cháo dài

dynasty

当代

dāng dài

the present age

古代

gǔ dài

ancient times

交换

jiāo huàn

to exchange

交际

jiāo jì

communication

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