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jiào

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jiào Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
jiào | jiao4
English translation
comparatively
(preposition comparing difference in degree)
to contrast
to compare
rather
fairly
clearly (different)
markedly
to haggle over
to quibble
also pr. [jiǎo]
to compare; relatively; more

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About jiào

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Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

jiào

Contains the radical

Chē

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

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Etymology of jiào

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

车交

Semantic compound

Chē

Phonetic compound

jiāo

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. Chē represents the meaning and jiāo represents the sound. Simplified form of jiào .

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Example sentences using jiào

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这种 zhè zhǒng 建筑 jiànzhù 造价 zào jià jiào Gāo .

It costs much to build this kind of building.

zài xià 试验 shìyàn shí 需要 xūyào 注入 zhù rù 比重 bǐzhòng jiào Gāo de suān .

The next trail would require a slightly higher filling density acid.

qiáo 并不比 de 朋友 péngyou .[ qiáo 他的朋友一样 yīyàng qióng .](比较 bǐjiào :Joewas notricher thanhisfriend. qiáo 比不上 bǐ bù shàng 他的朋友富. )

Joe was no richer than his friend.

比较 bǐjiào 常见 cháng jiàn de 浸蚀多聚 de 化学 huàxué 浸蚀物 yǒu suān jiǎn .

Less common reagents that attack polymers include acids, bases.

Xīn shuā de 颜色 yánsè 较浅, 使 shǐ 原来 yuánlái 的漆显露 xiǎn lù 出来 chū lái .

The new color is lighter, and the old paint shows through.

Words with jiào

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
比较 bǐjiào to compare比較
jiào to compare jiào
较大 jiào dà comparatively large較大
较为 jiào wéi comparatively較為
较好 jiào hǎo better較好
较量 jiàoliàng contest較量
计较 jìjiào to haggle計較
较差 jiào chā mediocre較差
较劲 jiào jìn to compete較勁
较真 jiào zhēn serious較真
斤斤计较 jīn jīn jì jiào to haggle over every ounce斤斤計較
比较文学 bǐ jiào wén xué comparative literature比較文學
较真儿 jiào zhēn r serious較真兒
锱铢必较 zī zhū bì jiào to haggle over every cent (idiom)錙銖必較
较场 jiào chǎng same as 校場|校场 jiào chǎng 較場
较比 jiào bǐ fairly較比
较略 jiào lu:è roughly較略
年较差 nián jiào chā annual range (temperature, humidity etc)年較差
彰明较著 zhāng míng jiào zhù obvious彰明較著
斤斤较量 jīn jīn jiào liàng to bicker at length over a trivial matter (idiom)斤斤較量

jiào Decomposition & Compounds

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jiào Decomposition

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