交 gaau¹ {jiāo}

(verb) 1. Exchange; 2. Unite (sexual intercourse); 3. Engage in; 4. join

交 gaau¹ {jiāo}

1. to hand over
2. to deliver
3. to pay (money)
4. to turn over
5. to make friends
6. to intersect (lines)

交叉 gaau¹ caa¹ {jiāo chā}

a cross (as opposite to a tick)

交帶〔-带〕 gaau¹ daai³ {jiāo dài}

to hand over; (adjective) very responsible; to order

交代 gaau¹ doi⁶ {jiāodài}

(noun) 1. Explanation; 2. Elucidation

交更 gaau¹ gaang¹ {jiāo gēng}

changing of shift (commonly used by security guards and taxi drivers)

交吉 gaau¹ gat¹ {jiāo jí}

vacant possession

交關〔-关〕 gaau¹ gwaan¹ {jiāo guān}

(adv.) very, extremely or immensely, usually used behind an adjective or a verb, e.g. 錯得交關 extremely wrong; 靚仔得交關 extremely handsome.

交易 gaau¹ jik⁶ {jiāo yì}

(noun) trade

交心 gaau¹ sam¹ {jiāo xīn}

open heart to someone, get close

交投 gaau¹ tau⁴ {jiāo tóu}

1. trade 2. the meeting of (eye contact)

交回 gaau¹ wui⁴ {jiāo huí}

to return (an item to)

交際〔-际〕 gaau¹ zai³ {jiāo jì}

interpersonal

交租 gaau¹ zou¹ {jiāo zū}

Pay the rent

交拜 gaau¹ baai³ {jiāo bài}

1. to bow to one another
2. to kneel and kowtow to one another
3. formal kowtow as part of traditional wedding ceremony

交班 gaau¹ baan¹ {jiāo bān}

to hand over to the next workshift

交辦〔-办〕 gaau¹ baan⁶ {jiāo bàn}

to assign (a task to sb)

交臂 gaau¹ bei³ {jiāo bì}

1. linking arms
2. arm in arm
3. very close

交迫 gaau¹ bik¹ {jiāo pò}

to be beleaguered

交變〔-变〕 gaau¹ bin³ {jiāo biàn}

1. half-period of a wave motion
2. alternation

交兵 gaau¹ bing¹ {jiāo bīng}

in a state of war

交併〔-并〕 gaau¹ bing³ {jiāo bìng}

occurring simultaneously

交保 gaau¹ bou² {jiāo bǎo}

1. to post bail
2. bail

交叉 gaau¹ caa¹ {jiāo chā}

1. to cross
2. to intersect
3. to overlap

交差 gaau¹ caai¹ {jiāo chāi}

to report back after completion of one's mission

交出 gaau¹ ceot¹ {jiāo chū}

to hand over

交馳〔-驰〕 gaau¹ ci⁴ {jiāo chí}

1. continuously circling one another
2. to buzz around

交錢〔-钱〕 gaau¹ cin² {jiāo qián}

1. to pay up
2. to shell out
3. to hand over the money to cover sth

交纏〔-缠〕 gaau¹ cin⁴ {jiāo chán}

1. to intertwine
2. to intermingle

交情 gaau¹ cing⁴ {jiāo qing}

1. friendship
2. friendly relations

交錯〔-错〕 gaau¹ co³ {jiāo cuò}

1. to crisscross
2. to intertwine

交大 gaau¹ daai⁶ {Jiāo dà}

1. Jiaotong University
2. University of Communications
3. abbr. of 交通大學

交底 gaau¹ dai² {jiāo dǐ}

1. to fill sb in (on the details of sth)
2. to put all one's cards on the table

交點〔-点〕 gaau¹ dim² {jiāo diǎn}

1. meeting point
2. point of intersection

交代 gaau¹ doi⁶ {jiāo dài}

1. to hand over
2. to explain
3. to make clear
4. to brief (sb)
5. to account for
6. to justify oneself
7. to confess
8. to finish (colloquial)

交火 gaau¹ fo² {jiāo huǒ}

1. firefight
2. shooting

交貨〔-货〕 gaau¹ fo³ {jiāo huò}

to deliver goods

交付 gaau¹ fu⁶ {jiāo fù}

1. to hand over
2. to deliver

交歡〔-欢〕 gaau¹ fun¹ {jiāo huān}

1. to have cordial relations with each other
2. to have sexual intercourse

交鋒〔-锋〕 gaau¹ fung¹ {jiāo fēng}

1. to cross swords
2. to have a confrontation (with sb)

交加 gaau¹ gaa¹ {jiāo jiā}

1. to occur at the same time (of two things)
2. to be mingled
3. to accompany each other

交界 gaau¹ gaai³ {jiāo jiè}

1. common boundary
2. common border

交九 gaau¹ gau² {jiāo jiǔ}

1. the coldest period of the year
2. three nine day periods after the winter solstice

交媾 gaau¹ gau³ {jiāo gòu}

1. to have sex
2. to copulate

交警 gaau¹ ging² {jiāo jǐng}

1. traffic police
2. abbr. for 交通警察

交結〔-结〕 gaau¹ git³ {jiāo jié}

1. to associate with
2. to mix with
3. to connect

交角 gaau¹ gok³ {jiāo jiǎo}

1. angle of intersection
2. angle at which two lines meet

交割 gaau¹ got³ {jiāo gē}

delivery (commerce)

交管 gaau¹ gun² {jiāo guǎn}

traffic control

交卷 gaau¹ gyun² {jiāo juàn}

to hand in one's examination script

交合 gaau¹ hap⁶ {jiāo hé}

1. sexual intercourse
2. to copulate

交口 gaau¹ hau² {Jiāo kǒu}

Jiaokou county in Lüliang 呂梁, Shanxi 山西

交響〔-响〕 gaau¹ hoeng² {jiāo xiǎng}

symphony, symphonic

交遊〔-游〕 gaau¹ jau⁴ {jiāo yóu}

1. to have friendly relationships
2. circle of friends

交友 gaau¹ jau⁵ {jiāo yǒu}

to make friends

交誼〔-谊〕 gaau¹ ji⁴ {jiāo yì}

1. association
2. communion
3. friendship

交易 gaau¹ jik⁶ {jiāo yì}

1. (business) transaction
2. business deal
3. CL: 筆

交融 gaau¹ jung⁴ {jiāo róng}

1. to blend
2. to mix

交與〔-与〕 gaau¹ jyu⁵ {jiāo yǔ}

to hand over

交契 gaau¹ kai³ {jiāo qì}

friendship

交給〔-给〕 gaau¹ kap¹ {jiāo gěi}

1. to give
2. to deliver
3. to hand over

交困 gaau¹ kwan³ {jiāo kùn}

beset with difficulties

交流 gaau¹ lau⁴ {jiāo liú}

1. to exchange
2. exchange
3. communication
4. interaction
5. to have social contact (with sb)

交尾 gaau¹ mei⁵ {jiāo wěi}

1. to copulate (of animals)
2. to mate

交納〔-纳〕 gaau¹ naap⁶ {jiāo nà}

to pay (taxes or dues)

交惡〔-恶〕 gaau¹ ok³ {jiāo è}

1. to become enemies
2. to become hostile towards

交配 gaau¹ pui³ {jiāo pèi}

1. mating
2. copulation (esp. of animals)

交手 gaau¹ sau² {jiāo shǒu}

to fight hand to hand

交卸 gaau¹ se³ {jiāo xiè}

1. to hand over to a successor
2. to relinquish one's office

交城 gaau¹ sing⁴ {Jiāo chéng}

Jiaocheng county in Lüliang 呂梁, Shanxi 山西

交涉 gaau¹ sip³ {jiāo shè}

1. to negotiate
2. relating to

交談〔-谈〕 gaau¹ taam⁴ {jiāo tán}

1. to discuss
2. to converse
3. chat
4. discussion

交替 gaau¹ tai³ {jiāo tì}

1. to replace
2. alternately
3. in turn

交托 gaau¹ tok³ {jiāo tuō}

to entrust

交通 gaau¹ tung¹ {jiāo tōng}

1. to be connected
2. traffic
3. transportation
4. communications
5. liaison

交還〔-还〕 gaau¹ waan⁴ {jiāo huán}

1. to return sth
2. to hand back

交運〔-运〕 gaau¹ wan⁶ {jiāo yùn}

1. to meet with luck
2. to hand over for transportation

交往 gaau¹ wong⁵ {jiāo wǎng}

1. to associate (with)
2. to have contact (with)
3. to hang out (with)
4. to date
5. (interpersonal) relationship
6. association
7. contact

交互 gaau¹ wu⁶ {jiāo hù}

1. mutual
2. interactive
3. each other
4. alternately
5. in turn
6. interaction

交匯〔-汇〕 gaau¹ wui⁶ {jiāo huì}

1. to flow together
2. confluence (of rivers, airflow, roads)
3. (international) cooperation

交會〔-会〕 gaau¹ wui⁶ {jiāo huì}

1. to encounter
2. to rendezvous
3. to converge
4. to meet (a payment)

交換〔-换〕 gaau¹ wun⁶ {jiāo huàn}

1. to exchange
2. to swap
3. to switch (telecom)
4. commutative (math)
5. to commute

交集 gaau¹ zaap⁶ {jiāo jí}

intersection (symbol ∩) (set theory)

交際〔-际〕 gaau¹ zai³ {jiāo jì}

1. communication
2. social intercourse

交趾 gaau¹ zi² {Jiāo zhǐ}

former southernmost province of the Chinese Empire, now northern Vietnam

交織〔-织〕 gaau¹ zik¹ {jiāo zhī}

to interweave

交戰〔-战〕 gaau¹ zin³ {jiāo zhàn}

1. to fight
2. to wage war

交接 gaau¹ zip³ {jiāo jiē}

1. (of two things) to come into contact
2. to meet
3. to hand over to
4. to take over from
5. to associate with
6. to have friendly relations with
7. to have sexual intercourse

交睫 gaau¹ zit³ {jiāo jié}

to close one's eyes (i.e. sleep)

交帳〔-帐〕 gaau¹ zoeng³ {jiāo zhàng}

to settle accounts

交界處〔--处〕 gaau¹ gaai³ cyu³ {jiāo jiè chù}

intersection; junction

交響樂〔-响乐〕 gaau¹ hoeng² ngok⁶ {jiāo xiǎng yuè}

symphonic

交學費〔-学费〕 gaau¹ hok⁶ fai³ {jiāo xué fèi}

pay school tuition fees

交水費〔--费〕 gaau¹ seoi² fai³ {jiāo shuǐ fèi}

take a pee (slang)

交通燈〔--灯〕 gaau¹ tung¹ dang¹ {jiāo tōng dēng}

1. traffic lights 2. used to describe one who changes decisions frequently

交通警 gaau¹ tung¹ ging² {jiāo tōng jǐng}

traffic police

交通線〔--线〕 gaau¹ tung¹ sin³ {jiāo tōng xiàn}

transportation routes

交換生〔-换-〕 gaau¹ wun⁶ sang¹ {jiāo huàn shēng}

exchange student

交際舞〔-际-〕 gaau¹ zai³ mou⁵ {jiāo jì wǔ}

Social dancing; Ballroom dancing

交杯酒 gaau¹ bui¹ zau² {jiāo bēi jiǔ}

formal exchange of cups of wine between bride and groom as traditional wedding ceremony

交叉點〔--点〕 gaau¹ caa¹ dim² {jiāo chā diǎn}

1. junction
2. crossroads
3. intersection point

交叉口 gaau¹ caa¹ hau² {jiāo chā kǒu}

(road) intersection

交貨期〔-货-〕 gaau¹ fo³ kei⁴ {jiāo huò qī}

1. delivery time (time between ordering goods and receiving the delivery)
2. date of delivery

交款單〔--单〕 gaau¹ fun² daan¹ {jiāo kuǎn dān}

payment slip

交口縣〔--县〕 gaau¹ hau² jyun⁶ {Jiāo kǒu xiàn}

Jiaokou county in Lüliang 呂梁, Shanxi 山西

交響曲〔-响-〕 gaau¹ hoeng² kuk¹ {jiāo xiǎng qǔ}

symphony

交響樂〔-响乐〕 gaau¹ hoeng² ngok⁶ {jiāo xiǎng yuè}

symphony

交誼舞〔-谊-〕 gaau¹ ji⁴ mou⁵ {jiāo yì wǔ}

1. social dance
2. ballroom dancing

交易日 gaau¹ jik⁶ jat⁶ {jiāo yì rì}

working day (in banking, share trading)

交易員〔--员〕 gaau¹ jik⁶ jyun⁴ {jiāo yì yuán}

1. dealer
2. trader

交易額〔--额〕 gaau¹ jik⁶ ngaak² {jiāo yì é}

1. sum or volume of business transactions
2. turnover

交易所 gaau¹ jik⁶ so² {jiāo yì suǒ}

1. exchange
2. stock exchange

交易會〔--会〕 gaau¹ jik⁶ wui² {jiāo yì huì}

trade fair

交易者 gaau¹ jik⁶ ze² {jiāo yì zhě}

dealer

交流電〔--电〕 gaau¹ lau⁴ din⁶ {jiāo liú diàn}

alternating current

交糧本〔-粮-〕 gaau¹ loeng⁴ bun² {jiāo liáng běn}

1. to hand in one's ration cards
2. to die

交朋友 gaau¹ pang⁴ jau⁵ {jiāo péng you}

1. to make friends
2. (dialect) to start an affair with sb

交城縣〔--县〕 gaau¹ sing⁴ jyun⁶ {Jiāo chéng xiàn}

Jiaocheng county in Lüliang 呂梁, Shanxi 山西

交通部 gaau¹ tung¹ bou⁶ {Jiāo tōng bù}

1. Ministry of Transport
2. Transport Department

交通車〔--车〕 gaau¹ tung¹ ce¹ {jiāo tōng chē}

shuttle bus

交通費〔--费〕 gaau¹ tung¹ fai³ {jiāo tōng fèi}

transport costs

交通卡 gaau¹ tung¹ kaat¹ {jiāo tōng kǎ}

1. public transportation card
2. prepaid transit card
3. subway pass

交匯處〔-汇处〕 gaau¹ wui⁶ cyu³ {jiāo huì chù}

1. confluence (of two rivers)
2. junction (of roads)
3. (transport) interchange

交換端〔-换-〕 gaau¹ wun⁶ dyun¹ {jiāo huàn duān}

switched port

交換機〔-换机〕 gaau¹ wun⁶ gei¹ {jiāo huàn jī}

switch (telecommunications)

交換器〔-换-〕 gaau¹ wun⁶ hei³ {jiāo huàn qì}

(telecom or network) switch

交換律〔-换-〕 gaau¹ wun⁶ leot⁶ {jiāo huàn lǜ}

commutative law xy = yx (math)

交換碼〔-换码〕 gaau¹ wun⁶ maa⁵ {jiāo huàn mǎ}

1. interchange code
2. computer coding for characters, including Chinese

交接班 gaau¹ zip³ baan¹ {jiāo jiē bān}

to change shift

交叉科學〔---学〕 gaau¹ caa¹ fo¹ hok⁶ {jiāo chā kē xué}

Interdisciplinary Sciences

交相輝映〔--辉-〕 gaau¹ soeng¹ fai¹ jing² {jiāo xiāng huī yìng}

enhance radiance and charm to each other

交通要道 gaau¹ tung¹ jiu³ dou⁶ {jiāo tōng yào dào}

the artery or key route of transportation

交通事故 gaau¹ tung¹ si⁶ gu³ {jiāo tōng shì gù}

traffic accident; traffic incident

交通運輸〔--运输〕 gaau¹ tung¹ wan⁶ syu¹ {jiāo tōng yùn shū}

Transportation

交通擠塞〔--挤-〕 gaau¹ tung¹ zai¹ sak¹ {jiāo tōng jǐ sāi}

traffic jam

交足功課〔---课〕 gaau¹ zuk¹ gung¹ fo³ {jiāo zú gōng kè}

lit. submitting every homework, meaning submitting work which is done at highest quality

交臂失之 gaau¹ bei³ sat¹ zi¹ {jiāo bì shī zhī}

1. to miss sb by a narrow chance
2. to miss an opportunity

交變電流〔-变电-〕 gaau¹ bin³ din⁶ lau⁴ {jiāo biàn diàn liú}

alternating current (electricity)

交變流電〔-变-电〕 gaau¹ bin³ lau⁴ din⁶ {jiāo biàn liú diàn}

1. alternating current
2. same as 交流電

交保釋放〔--释-〕 gaau¹ bou² sik¹ fong³ {jiāo bǎo shì fàng}

to release sb on bail

交叉火力 gaau¹ caa¹ fo² lik⁶ {jiāo chā huǒ lì}

crossfire

交叉學科〔--学-〕 gaau¹ caa¹ hok⁶ fo¹ {jiāo chā xué kē}

1. interdisciplinary
2. interdisciplinary subject (in science)

交叉運球〔--运-〕 gaau¹ caa¹ wan⁶ kau⁴ {jiāo chā yùn qiú}

crossover dribble (basketball)

交淺言深〔-浅--〕 gaau¹ cin² jin⁴ sam¹ {jiāo qiǎn yán shēn}

deep in conversation with a comparative stranger

交情匪淺〔---浅〕 gaau¹ cing⁴ fei² cin² {jiāo qíng fěi qiǎn}

1. to be very close
2. to understand each other

交感神經〔---经〕 gaau¹ gam² san⁴ ging¹ {jiāo gǎn shén jīng}

sympathetic nervous system

交口稱譽〔--称誉〕 gaau¹ hau² cing¹ jyu⁶ {jiāo kǒu chēng yù}

voices unanimous in praise (idiom); with an extensive public reputation

交響金屬〔-响-属〕 gaau¹ hoeng² gam¹ suk⁶ {jiāo xiǎng jīn shǔ}

1. symphonic metal (pop music)
2. heavy metal with symphonic pretensions

交響樂隊〔-响乐队〕 gaau¹ hoeng² ngok⁶ deoi² {jiāo xiǎng yuè duì}

symphony orchestra

交響樂團〔-响乐团〕 gaau¹ hoeng² ngok⁶ tyun⁴ {jiāo xiǎng yuè tuán}

symphony orchestra

交易市場〔---场〕 gaau¹ jik⁶ si⁵ coeng⁴ {jiāo yì shì chǎng}

1. exchange
2. trading floor

交頭接耳〔-头--〕 gaau¹ tau⁴ zip³ ji⁵ {jiāo tóu jiē ěr}

to whisper to one another's ear

交通標誌〔--标志〕 gaau¹ tung¹ biu¹ zi³ {jiāo tōng biāo zhì}

traffic sign

交通大學〔---学〕 gaau¹ tung¹ daai⁶ hok⁶ {Jiāo tōng Dà xué}

abbr. for 上海交通大學 Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 西安交通大學 Xia'an Jiaotong University, 國立交通大學 National Chiao Tung University (Taiwan) etc

交通堵塞 gaau¹ tung¹ dou² sak¹ {jiāo tōng dǔ sè}

1. traffic jam
2. congestion

交通建設〔---设〕 gaau¹ tung¹ gin³ cit³ {jiāo tōng jiàn shè}

transport infrastructure

交通警察 gaau¹ tung¹ ging² caat³ {jiāo tōng jǐng chá}

1. traffic police
2. abbr. to 交警

交通警衛〔---卫〕 gaau¹ tung¹ ging² wai⁶ {jiāo tōng jǐng wèi}

road traffic policing

交通工具 gaau¹ tung¹ gung¹ geoi⁶ {jiāo tōng gōng jù}

1. means of transportation
2. vehicle

交通意外 gaau¹ tung¹ ji³ ngoi⁶ {jiāo tōng yì wài}

1. traffic accident
2. car crash

交通擁擠〔--拥挤〕 gaau¹ tung¹ jung² zai¹ {jiāo tōng yōng jǐ}

traffic congestion

交通銀行〔--银-〕 gaau¹ tung¹ ngan⁴ hong⁴ {Jiāo tōng Yín háng}

Bank of Communications

交通樞紐〔--枢纽〕 gaau¹ tung¹ syu¹ nau² {jiāo tōng shū niǔ}

traffic hub

交通阻塞 gaau¹ tung¹ zo² sak¹ {jiāo tōng zǔ sè}

traffic jam

交換代數〔-换-数〕 gaau¹ wun⁶ doi⁶ sou³ {jiāo huàn dài shù}

(math.) commutative algebra

交換價值〔-换价-〕 gaau¹ wun⁶ gaa³ zik⁶ {jiāo huàn jià zhí}

exchange value

交換技術〔-换-术〕 gaau¹ wun⁶ gei⁶ seot⁶ {jiāo huàn jì shù}

switching technology

交換網路〔-换网-〕 gaau¹ wun⁶ mong⁵ lou⁶ {jiāo huàn wǎng lù}

switched network

交叉陰影線〔--阴-线〕 gaau¹ caa¹ jam¹ jing² sin³ {jiāo chā yīn yǐng xiàn}

1. hatched lines
2. cross-hatched graphic pattern

交叉耐藥性〔---药-〕 gaau¹ caa¹ noi⁶ joek⁶ sing³ {jiāo chā nài yào xìng}

cross-tolerance

交通管理局 gaau¹ tung¹ gun² lei⁵ guk⁶ {jiāo tōng guǎn lǐ jú}

department of transport

交通協管員〔--协-员〕 gaau¹ tung¹ hip³ gun² jyun⁴ {jiāo tōng xié guǎn yuán}

traffic warden

交通肇事罪 gaau¹ tung¹ siu⁶ si⁶ zeoi⁶ {jiāo tōng zhào shì zuì}

culpable driving causing serious damage or injury

交通運輸部〔--运输-〕 gaau¹ tung¹ wan⁶ syu¹ bou⁶ {Jiāo tōng Yùn shū bù}

PRC Ministry of Transport (MOT)

交換代數學〔-换-数学〕 gaau¹ wun⁶ doi⁶ sou³ hok⁶ {jiāo huàn dài shù xué}

(math.) commutative algebra

交換虛電路〔-换虚电-〕 gaau¹ wun⁶ heoi¹ din⁶ lou⁶ {jiāo huàn xū diàn lù}

1. Switched Virtual Circuit
2. SVC

交換以太網絡〔-换--网络〕 gaau¹ wun⁶ ji⁵ taai³ mong⁵ lok⁶ {jiāo huàn yǐ tài wǎng luò}

switched Ethernet