上交

shàngjiāo

verb #12,375

Meanings

1 to hand over to
2 to submit to higher authority
3 to turn in

Characters

up; to a higher level

to hand over; to submit

Examples

请把作业上交给老师。

Qǐng bǎ zuòyè shàngjiāo gěi lǎoshī.

Please hand in your homework to the teacher.

他把捡到的钱包上交了。

Tā bǎ jiǎn dào de qiánbāo shàngjiāo le.

He turned in the wallet he found.

Tips

usage

上交 implies handing something upward to an authority figure or organization. Compare with 交 (jiāo, general 'to hand over') and 提交 (tíjiāo, to submit formally).

Stroke Order

上 shàng

交 jiāo