交大

Jiāodà
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Jiaotong University

Examples

HSK 4
Tā běnkē shì Shànghǎi Jiāodà bìyè de.
He got his bachelor's from Shanghai Jiaotong University.
HSK 4
Xī'ān Jiāodà hé Shànghǎi Jiāodà dōu hěn yǒumíng.
Both Xi'an Jiaotong and Shanghai Jiaotong are famous universities.

Tips

usage
Five universities share the 交大 lineage, all tracing back to 南洋公学 (1896): 上海交大, 西安交大, 北京交大, 西南交大 (Chengdu), 新竹交大 (Taiwan, now merged into 阳明交大). Always name the city (上海交大, 西安交大) unless context is obvious.
usage
Short for 交通大学 (jiāotōng dàxué, 'communications university').

Stroke Order

jiāo