交 [jiāo]

• 动词
  • （把事物转移给有关方面） hand over; give up; deliver:

    pay Party membership dues;

    交党费

    deliver tax grain to the state;

    交公粮

  • （到某一时辰或季节） reach (a certain hour or season); set in; come:

    when winter sets in;

    交冬以后

    Spring set in early this year.

    今年交春早。

  • （时间、地区相连接） (of places or periods of time) meet; join:

    when spring is changing into summer;

    春夏之交

    The Jinggang Mountains stand where the boundaries of four counties meet.

    井冈山位于四县之交。

  • （交叉） cross; intersect:

    Line AB intersects line CD at E.

    AB和CD两线相交于E点。

    Any two diameters of a circle intersect each other.

    圆周内两直径必相交。

  • （结交） associate with:

    make friends

    交朋友

  • （性交） have sexual intercourse
  • （交配） mate; breed:

    crossbed

    杂交

• 形容词
  • （互相） mutual; reciprocal; each other:
  • （互相） mutual; reciprocal; each other:

    exchange

    交换

• 副词
  • （一齐; 同时） together; simultaneously:
  • （一齐; 同时） together; simultaneously:

    wind and rain coming at one and the same time;

    风雨交加

    be beset with difficulties at home and abroad

    内外交困

• 名词
  • （交往; 交谊） acquaintance; friendship; relationship:

    nodding [bowing] acquaintance;

    点头之交

    a friendship of many years;

    多年之交

  • （朋友） friend:

    old friend;

    故交

    bosom [intimate] friend

    知交

  • （交易） business transaction; deal; bargain:

    strike a bargain; conclude a transaction; clinch a deal

    成交

  • （跟头） fall:

    have a fall;

    跌了一交

    He slipped and fell heavily.

    他脚一滑， 摔了一大交。