交流 meaning in English

jiāoliú

to exchange; exchange

HSK 3verbnoun16 strokes

Meaning of 交流

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

jiāoliú

to exchange
exchange
communication
interaction
to have social contact (with sb)

How to use 交流

交流 works as a verb or a noun for sharing ideas, experience, or culture, and it often pairs with 和 or 跟. 我想和中国人多交流。(Wǒ xiǎng hé Zhōngguórén duō jiāoliú.) I want to communicate more with Chinese people.

交 (jiāo) means to cross or hand over, as in 交朋友 (jiāo péngyou), and 流 (liú) means to flow, as in 流利 (liúlì). When ideas are handed back and forth so they flow between people, that is 交流 (jiāoliú).

Common mistake: Learners often put the person right after it, as in 交流他. Chinese says 跟他交流 (gēn tā jiāoliú) instead. Also keep both syllables clear: jiāo is first tone and liú is second tone.

交流 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

Ted最zuì终zhōng能néng用yòng日rì语yǔ交jiāo流liú他tā的de想xiǎng法fǎ了le。

Ted was finally able to communicate his thoughts in Japanese.

汤tāng姆mǔ和hé玛mǎ丽lì在zài电diàn话huà里lǐ交jiāo流liú。

Tom and Mary spoke on the phone.

要yào想xiǎng学xué好hǎo中zhōng文wén，就jiù应yīng该gāi多duō跟gēn中zhōng国guó人rén交jiāo流liú。

If you want to learn Chinese well, you should communicate with Chinese people more often.

在zài人rén类lèi的de交jiāo流liú活huó动dòng中zhōng，身shēn体tǐ语yǔ言yán非fēi常cháng重zhòng要yào。

Gestures are very important in human communication.

您nín觉jué得de您nín无wú法fǎ与yǔ他tā人rén交jiāo流liú吗ma？

Do you feel like you can't connect with other people?

Stroke order for each character

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交 jiāo · to hand over · 6 strokes

流 liú · to flow · 10 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 交流.

交给	jiāo gěi	to give; to deliver; to hand over
流行	liúxíng	(of a contagious disease etc) to spread; to propagate; (of a style of clothing, song etc)
交通	jiāotōng	to be connected; traffic
交朋友	jiāo péngyou	to make friends; (dialect) to start an affair with sb
公交车	gōngjiāochē	public transport vehicle; town bus
流利	liúlì	fluent
交易	jiāoyì	to deal; to trade; to transact; transaction; deal
交往	jiāowǎng	to associate (with); to have contact (with)
外交	wàijiāo	diplomacy; diplomatic
交警	jiāojǐng	traffic police (abbr. for 交通警察[jiao1 tong1 jing3 cha2])
交费	jiāofèi	to pay a fee
交换	jiāohuàn	to exchange; to swap

Questions about 交流

What does 交流 mean?

交流 (jiāoliú) means "to exchange; exchange" and is used as a verb and noun.

How do you write 交流?

交流 is made of 2 characters: 交 (6 strokes), 流 (10 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.

Is 交流 an HSK word?

Yes. 交流 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

What is the difference between 交流 and 沟通?

交流 focuses on exchanging ideas, experience, or culture, often in a positive or formal setting. 沟通 (gōutōng) stresses getting through to someone and solving misunderstandings, as in 我们需要沟通 (we need to talk this through).

What are common phrases with 交流?

You will often see 文化交流 (wénhuà jiāoliú) cultural exchange, 交流经验 (jiāoliú jīngyàn) to share experience, and 语言交流 (yǔyán jiāoliú) language exchange. 交流生 (jiāoliúshēng) means an exchange student.