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

HSK 3

请把作业上交给老师。

Qǐng bǎ zuòyè shàngjiāo gěi lǎoshī.

Please hand in your homework to the teacher.

HSK 5

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 (general 'to hand over') and 提交 (to submit formally).

Stroke Order

上 shàng

交 jiāo