交

jiāo

verb HSK 2 #863

Meanings

1 to hand over
2 to pay
3 to make (friends)

Characters

to hand over; to intersect; to make friends

Examples

请交作业。

Qǐng jiāo zuòyè.

Please hand in your homework.

你交了房租吗？

Nǐ jiāo le fángzū ma?

Have you paid the rent?

他很容易交到朋友。

Tā hěn róngyì jiāo dào péngyou.

He makes friends easily.

Tips

usage

交 is extremely versatile: 交钱 (pay money), 交朋友 (make friends), 交作业 (submit homework), 交通 (traffic).

Stroke Order

交 jiāo