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交代 jiāodài

交代 jiāodài Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 8 English Translations of the word 交代 jiāodài .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
jiāodài | jiao1 dai4
English translation
to hand over
to explain
to make clear
to brief (sb)
to account for
to justify oneself
to confess
to finish (colloquial)

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About 交代 jiāodài

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Traditional form

交代 jiāodài

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 交代 jiāodài

Familiarize yourself with the origin and historical aspects of the Chinese word 交代 jiāodài .

jiāo

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Pictograph of a person standing with crossed legs, conveying the meaning "to cross".

Positional decomposition

六乂

Number of Strokes

6
dài

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. rén represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Positional decomposition

亻弋

Number of Strokes

5

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Example sentences using 交代 jiāodài

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交代 jiāodài rén shì shā de bìng dài 警察 jǐngchá de 尸首 shī shou chǔ

She confessed to the killing and led police to his remains.

这部剧未作交代 jiāodài de 东西 dōngxī 太多

The play has too many loose ends.

首先 shǒuxiān , yāo duì 上个月 shàng gè yuè 那篇交代 jiāodài 不清 bù qīng de 报道 bàodào 表示 biǎoshì 深深 shēn shēn de 歉意 qiàn yì .

First off, huge apologies for last month's confusing report.

如果 rúguǒ chū le 事故 shìgù 怎么 zěnme Xiàng de 父母 fù mǔ 交代 jiāodài

What would he tell his parents if he had a wreck?

交代 jiāodài Decomposition

See the 4 Chinese characters that make up 交代 jiāodài and their own compounds.

交代 jiāodài Compounds

See all 54 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 交代 jiāodài in their composition.

  • jiāo
    • xiào
    • jiào , jiào , yǎo , jiāo , jiǎo , Jiāo , jiāo , jiǎo , jiǎo , jiǎo , jiǎo , jiǎo , jiāo , jiāo , jiāo , jiāo , xiào , jiào , xiáo , jiào , yǎo , xiáo , jiāo , jiāo , , , , jiǎo , , , jiào , jiǎo , jiǎo , , , ,
  • dài
    • dài
    • dài , dài , dài , dài , dài , jiàn , dài , , , , , ,
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