meaning for 交代 jiāodài:

  • - to hand over
  • - to explain
  • - to make clear
  • - to brief (sb)
  • - to account for
  • - to justify oneself
  • - to confess
  • - (coll.) to finish

lǐngdǎo领导
jiāodài交代
le
wǒmen我们
jīntiān今天
de
gōngzuò工作
rènwu任务

The leader assigned the work tasks for today.


wǒmen我们
xūyào需要
jiāodài交代
zhège这个
wèntí问题
de
láilóngqùmài来龙去脉

We need to explain the ins and outs of this issue.


jǐngfāng警方
yāoqiú要求
jiāodài交代
ànqíng案情
de
xiángxì详细
qíngkuàng情况

The police asked her to give a detailed account of the case.


qǐng
jiāodài交代
yíxià一下
méiyǒu没有
wánchéng完成
rènwu任务
de
yuányīn原因

Please explain why you did not complete the task.


zuòzhě作者
zài
xiǎoshuō小说
zhōng
jiāodài交代
le
zhǔréngōng主人公
de
yìshēng一生
jīnglì经历

The author portrayed the life experience of the protagonist in the novel.