交出

jiāochū

verb #6,228

Meanings

1 to hand over
2 to turn in
3 to surrender

Characters

to hand over; to deliver

Examples

HSK 2

请交出你的护照。

Qǐng jiāochū nǐ de hùzhào.

Please hand over your passport.

HSK 3

警察要求他交出武器。

Jǐngchá yāoqiú tā jiāochū wǔqì.

The police demanded he surrender his weapons.

Tips

usage

交出 implies handing something over to someone else, often under obligation or pressure. Compare 交 (to submit/hand in) which is more neutral.

Stroke Order

交 jiāo

出 chū