交叉

jiāochā

verb HSK 7-9 #5,134

Meanings

Literally 'cross and fork' - to intersect or overlap

HSK 2

两条路在这里交叉。

Liǎng tiáo lù zài zhèlǐ jiāochā.

Two roads intersect here.

HSK 6

这个项目涉及多个交叉学科。

Zhège xiàngmù shèjí duō ge jiāochā xuékē.

This project involves multiple interdisciplinary fields.

usage

交叉 is used for both physical crossing (交叉路口 = intersection) and abstract overlapping (交叉学科 = interdisciplinary). 交叉感染 means cross-infection.

交 jiāo

叉 chā