Meaning of 交头接耳
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
jiāotóujiē'ěr
- to whisper to one another's ear
交头接耳 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
上课不能交头接耳。
You must not talk to each other in class.
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交 jiāo · to hand over · 6 strokes
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头 tóu · head · 5 strokes
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接 jiē · to receive · 11 strokes
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耳 ěr · ear · 6 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 交头接耳.
| 接受 | jiēshòu | to accept (a suggestion, punishment, bribe etc); to acquiesce |
| 直接 | zhíjiē | directly; direct |
| 交给 | jiāo gěi | to give; to deliver; to hand over |
| 接下来 | jiē xiàlái | to accept; to take |
| 头发 | tóufa | hair (on the head) |
| 接着 | jiēzhe | to catch and hold on; to continue |
| 接到 | jiēdào | to receive (letter etc) |
| 交通 | jiāotōng | to be connected; traffic |
| 里头 | lǐtou | inside; interior |
| 交朋友 | jiāo péngyou | to make friends; (dialect) to start an affair with sb |
| 点头 | diǎntóu | to nod |
| 公交车 | gōngjiāochē | public transport vehicle; town bus |
Questions about 交头接耳
What does 交头接耳 mean?
交头接耳 (jiāotóu-jiē'ěr) means "to whisper to one another's ear".
How do you write 交头接耳?
交头接耳 is made of 4 characters: 交 (6 strokes), 头 (5 strokes), 接 (11 strokes), 耳 (6 strokes). That is 28 strokes in total.
Is 交头接耳 an HSK word?
Yes. 交头接耳 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 交头接耳 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 交头接耳 is written 交頭接耳.