Chinese word dictionary

交困

jiāo kùn · beset with difficulties

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Word information

Simplified交困

Traditional交困

Pinyinjiāo kùn

Part of speechDictionary

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HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

交jiāo

to connect; to deliver, to exchange; to intersect; to mix

困kùn

to surround; to besiege; surrounded, in distress; poor; tired, sleepy

How to learn 交困

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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公交车gōngjiāochē

public transport vehicle; town bus; CL:輛|辆[liang4]

交jiāo

to hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn over; to make friends; (of lines) to intersect; variant of 跤[jiao1]

交警jiāojǐng

traffic police (abbr. for 交通警察[jiao1 tong1 jing3 cha2])

交流jiāoliú

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

交通jiāotōng

to be connected; traffic; transportation; communications; liaison

困kùn

sleepy; tired; to trap; to surround; hard-pressed; stranded; destitute