交际
jiāo jìㄐㄧㄠ ㄐㄧˋ
Sino-Vietnamese: GIAO TẾ
Traditional: 交際
HSK 5HSK 3.0 · 6TOCFL 4
Meaning(verb, verbal noun)
communication; social intercourse
Examples
他很会交际，朋友特别多。
tā hěn huì jiāo jì, péng you tè bié duō.
He's very sociable and has lots of friends.
语言是交际的工具。
yǔ yán shì jiāo jì de gōng jù.
Language is a tool for communication.
她不太喜欢交际，周末常在家看书。
tā bú tài xǐ huan jiāo jì, zhōu mò cháng zài jiā kàn shū.
She's not very social and often reads at home on weekends.
Easily confused
- 交流 — 交流 is exchanging ideas or experience; 交际 is social interaction.
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Stroke order
GIAO · 6 strokes
to hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn over; to make friends; to intersect (lines); variant of 跤
TẾ · 7 strokes
Related words
- 交 jiāo — to hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn over; to make friends; to intersect (lines); variant of 跤
- 交通 jiāo tōng — to be connected; traffic; transportation; communications; liaison
- 交流 jiāo liú — to exchange; exchange; communication; interaction; to have social contact (with sb)
- 交换 jiāo huàn — to exchange; to swap; to switch (telecom); commutative (math); to commute
- 外交 wài jiāo — diplomacy; diplomatic; foreign affairs
- 打交道 dǎ jiāo dào — to come into contact with; to have dealings
- 交易 jiāo yì — to deal; to trade; to transact; transaction; deal
- 成交 chéng jiāo — to complete a contract; to reach a deal