交
头
接
耳

To whisper to one another's ear in Chinese: 交头接耳 (jiāo tóu jiē ěr)

jiāo tóu jiē ěr

to whisper to one another's ear

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 交頭接耳1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to whisper to one another's ear

Stroke order

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头
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耳

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ㄐㄧㄠ

jiāo

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄠ/ ao—/ first tone

ㄊㄡˊ

tóu

ㄊ/ tㄡ/ ouˊ/ second tone

ㄐㄧㄝ

jiē

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄝ/ ê—/ first tone

ㄦˇ

ěr

ㄦ/ erˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

交头接耳

Simplified

交頭接耳

Traditional

Example sentences

See 交头接耳 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 上课时不要交头接耳。

    shàng kè shí bú yào jiāo tóu jiē ěr。

    Don't whisper to each other during class.

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Related words

接

jiē

to receive

交

jiāo

to hand over

头

tóu

head

耳朵

ěr duo

ear

头发

tóu fa

hair (on the head)

交流

jiāo liú

to exchange

交通

jiāo tōng

to be connected

接受

jiē shòu

to accept

直接

zhí jiē

direct (opposite: indirect 间接)

点头

diǎn tóu

to nod

骨头

gǔ tou

bone

罐头

guàn tou

tin

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