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

请交出你的护照。

Qǐng jiāochū nǐ de hùzhào.

Please hand over your passport.

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