Meaning of 交给
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to give; to deliver; to hand over
How to use 交给
交给 is used when you hand something, or a job or responsibility, over to someone, and the receiver comes right after 给. It often appears with 把 to put the object first. Example: 请把作业交给老师。(Qǐng bǎ zuòyè jiāo gěi lǎoshī.) Please hand your homework to the teacher.
交 (jiāo) means to hand over or exchange, and 给 (gěi) means to give to someone. Picture handing a paper across a desk: you 交 it, and it goes 给 the person on the other side.
Common mistake: Learners often use 交给 for gifts, but gifts usually take 送给 (sòng gěi). 交给 is for handing over, submitting, or entrusting, not for presents. Also, don't read 给 as jǐ here. In 交给 it is gěi.
交给 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
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交 jiāo · to hand over · 6 strokes
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给 gěi · to · 9 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 交给.
| 送给 | sòng gěi | to send; to give as a present |
| 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 |
| 交易 | jiāoyì | to deal; to trade; to transact; transaction; deal |
| 交流 | jiāoliú | to exchange; exchange |
| 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 |
| 外交官 | wàijiāoguān | diplomat |
Questions about 交给
What does 交给 mean?
交给 (jiāo gěi) means "to give; to deliver; to hand over".
How do you write 交给?
交给 is made of 2 characters: 交 (6 strokes), 给 (9 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.
Is 交给 an HSK word?
Yes. 交给 is on the HSK 2 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 交给 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 交给 is written 交給.
Can 交给 be used for tasks, not just objects?
Yes. You can hand over a job or a responsibility, as in 这件事交给我吧 (zhè jiàn shì jiāo gěi wǒ ba), leave this to me. In this use it means to entrust.
What is the difference between 交给 and 给?
给 alone just means to give. 交给 stresses handing something over to someone who will take charge of it, such as submitting a form or turning in homework.