交口

jiāokǒu

adverb #30,718

Meanings

1 with one voice
2 unanimously (in praise/criticism)
3 intersection of roads
4 Jiaokou County in Shanxi

Characters

to cross; to join

Examples

HSK 4

请在路口的交口处右转。

Qǐng zài lùkǒu de jiāokǒu chù yòuzhuǎn.

Please turn right at the road intersection.

HSK 5

邻居们交口称赞她的善良。

Línjū men jiāokǒu chēngzàn tā de shànliáng.

The neighbors praised her kindness with one voice.

HSK 7-9

这部电影获得了交口好评。

Zhèbù diànyǐng huòdé le jiāokǒu hǎopíng.

This film received unanimous acclaim.

Tips

usage

交口 most often appears in the set phrase 交口称赞 ("praise with one voice") - meaning everyone is saying the same complimentary thing. 交口 literally = "mouths joining," picturing a chorus of agreement.

culture

Also a place name: 交口县 is a county in Lüliang 吕梁, Shanxi province. In urban contexts, 路口交口 / 道路交口 just means a road intersection.

Stroke Order

交 jiāo

口 kǒu