Ideographic: A person with crossed (intersecting) legsRadical:

meaning for jiāo:

  • - to hand over
  • - to deliver
  • - to pay (money)
  • - to turn over
  • - to make friends
  • - to intersect (lines)
  • - variant of 跤 to be connected
  • - traffic
  • - transportation
  • - communications
  • - liaisonto exchange
  • - exchange
  • - communication
  • - interaction
  • - to have social contact (with sb)to exchange
  • - to swap
  • - to switch (telecom)
  • - commutative (math)
  • - to commuteto give
  • - to deliver
  • - to hand overto associate (with)
  • - to have contact (with)
  • - to hang out (with)
  • - to date
  • - (interpersonal) relationship
  • - association
  • - contact

fángdōng房东
yāoqiú要求
zūkè租客
jiāo
yīgè一个
yuè
de
zūjīn租金
zuòwéi作为
yājīn押金

The landlord requires tenants to pay one month's rent as a deposit.


jiāo
le
xǔduō许多
péngyou朋友

He has made many friends.


wǒmen我们
yào
zhǔnshí准时
jiāo
zuòyè作业
bùnéng不能
línshíbàofójiǎo临时抱佛脚
liǎoshì了事

We must submit assignments on time and not rely on last-minute solutions.


nǐmen你们
de
shìjuàn试卷
yào
zài
10
diǎn
qián
jiāo
shànglái上来

Your papers should be handed in before 10 .


lǎoshī老师
zàisān再三
qiángdiào强调
xuésheng学生
men
ànshí按时
jiāo
zuòyè作业

The teacher repeatedly emphasized the need for students to submit their assignments on time.