Meaning of 交通
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to be connected
- traffic
- transportation
- communications
- liaison
How to use 交通
交通 is most often used as a noun for traffic or the transport system of a place. It appears in common phrases like 交通工具 (jiāotōng gōngjù, means of transport) and 交通灯 (jiāotōng dēng, traffic light). Example: 北京的交通很方便。(Běijīng de jiāotōng hěn fāngbiàn.) Transportation in Beijing is very convenient.
交 (jiāo) means to cross or exchange, and 通 (tōng) means to go through or connect. When roads cross and people get through, you have traffic and transportation.
Common mistake: Learners often say 交通很多 to mean there are a lot of cars, but 交通 is not countable. Say 车很多 (chē hěn duō) or 交通很拥挤 (jiāotōng hěn yōngjǐ, traffic is very congested) instead.
交通 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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通 tōng · to go through · 10 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 交通.
| 通过 | tōngguò | to pass through; to get through; to adopt (a resolution); to pass (legislation) |
| 交给 | jiāo gěi | to give; to deliver; to hand over |
| 通知 | tōngzhī | to notify; to inform |
| 普通 | pǔtōng | common; ordinary |
| 交朋友 | jiāo péngyou | to make friends; (dialect) to start an affair with sb |
| 公交车 | gōngjiāochē | public transport vehicle; town bus |
| 普通话 | pǔtōnghuà | Putonghua; standard Mandarin |
| 交易 | jiāoyì | to deal; to trade; to transact; transaction; deal |
| 通常 | tōngcháng | regular; usual; normal; usually; normally |
| 交流 | jiāoliú | to exchange; exchange |
| 交往 | jiāowǎng | to associate (with); to have contact (with) |
| 通信 | tōngxìn | to correspond (by letter, email etc); to send or receive messages through telecommunicatio |
Questions about 交通
What does 交通 mean?
交通 (jiāotōng) means "to be connected; traffic" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 交通?
交通 is made of 2 characters: 交 (6 strokes), 通 (10 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.
Is 交通 an HSK word?
Yes. 交通 is on the HSK 2 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How do you say traffic jam in Chinese?
The most common word is 堵车 (dǔchē). You can also say 交通堵塞 (jiāotōng dǔsè), which sounds more formal and appears in news reports.
What is the difference between 交通 and 公交?
交通 refers to traffic or transportation in general. 公交 (gōngjiāo) is short for public transport and usually means the city bus system, as in 公交车 (gōngjiāochē, bus).