交卷

jiāojuàn
verb #47,290

Meanings

  1. 1 to hand in an exam paper
  2. 2 to submit one's test
  3. 3 (figurative) to deliver on an assigned task

Examples

HSK 1
Shíjiān dào le, qǐng jiāojuàn.
Time's up, please hand in your papers.
HSK 1
Tā dìyī ge jiāojuàn.
He was the first to turn in his exam.
HSK 3
Zhè jiàn shì jiāogěi tā bàn, sān tiān bǎozhèng jiāojuàn.
Give the task to him - he'll deliver within three days, guaranteed.

Tips

usage
交卷 is a verb-object compound (literally 'to hand in [the] paper'); both halves can split - 交了卷 ('handed in [the] paper'). The figurative sense ('deliver on a task') is very common in workplace Chinese.

Stroke Order

jiāo
juǎn