Chinese word dictionary

交流

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

Practice word

Word information

Simplified交流

Traditional交流

Pinyinjiāoliú

Part of speech动

HSK 3.04

HSK 2.04

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

流liú

to flow, to drift, to circulate; class

How to learn 交流

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.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

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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])

交通jiāotōng

to be connected; traffic; transportation; communications; liaison

流liú

to flow; to disseminate; to circulate or spread; to move or drift; to degenerate; to banish or send into exile; stream of water or sth resembling one; class, rate or grade

流利liúlì

fluent