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交代

jiāodài

to transfer (duties to sb else)

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Meaning of 交代 in English

jiāodàiHSK 7–9verbSyllabus #7426
  1. to transfer (duties to sb else)
  2. to give instructions; to tell (sb to do sth)
  3. to explain; to give an account; to brief
  4. to confess; to account for oneself
  5. (jocular) to come to a bad end

Example sentences

  1. 把玛丽交代你去做的事告诉汤姆。
    bǎ mǎ lì jiāo dài nǐ qù zuò de shì gào sù tāng mǔ。
    Tell Tom what Mary asked you to do.
    Tatoeba #7841360 by basilhan · #3202027 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

Sentence pinyin is generated automatically and may contain errors.

Characters

交 on its own →
jiāo · to hand over; to deliver; to pay (money)

HSK words with 交

公交车HSK 2交HSK 4交警HSK 4交流HSK 4交通HSK 4交换HSK 5交往HSK 5交易HSK 5提交HSK 5成交HSK 6
代 on its own →
dài · to be a substitute for; to act on behalf

HSK words with 代

代HSK 5代表HSK 5代替HSK 5古代HSK 5近代HSK 5年代HSK 5时代HSK 5现代HSK 5一代HSK 5现代化HSK 5

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