交加

jiāojiā

verb #27,043

Meanings

1 (of two or more things) to occur simultaneously
2 to be mingled together
3 to accompany each other

Characters

to intersect; to join; mutual

to add; to increase; together

Examples

风雨交加，他仍坚持赶路。

Fēngyǔ jiāojiā, tā réng jiānchí gǎnlù.

With wind and rain lashing together, he still pressed on.

那一刻，悲喜交加，她不知该哭还是笑。

Nà yī kè, bēixǐ jiāojiā, tā bù zhī gāi kū háishi xiào.

At that moment, grief and joy intermingled, and she didn't know whether to cry or laugh.

Tips

usage

交加 almost always appears after a paired noun phrase describing two simultaneous forces or emotions: 雷电交加 (thunder and lightning together), 悲喜交加 (grief and joy mixed), 饥寒交加 (hungry and cold at once).

Stroke Order

交 jiāo

加 jiā