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故交
gù jiāo
Pinyin
Definition
故交
-
gù jiāo
former acquaintance
old friend
Character Decomposition
故
十
口
⺙
交
亠
八
乂
Related Words
(20)
交
jiāo
1
to hand over
2
to deliver
3
to pay (money)
4
to turn over
5
to make friends
6
to intersect (lines)
7
variant of 跤[jiāo]
交友
jiāo yǒu
1
to make friends
交通
jiāo tōng
1
to be connected
2
traffic
3
transportation
4
communications
5
liaison
故事
gù shì
1
old practice
2
CL:個|个[gè]
一见如故
yī jiàn rú gù
1
familiarity at first sight
上交
shàng jiāo
1
to hand over to
2
to give to higher authority
3
to seek connections in high places
世故
shì gù
1
the ways of the world
事故
shì gù
1
accident
2
CL:樁|桩[zhuāng],起[qǐ],次[cì]
交代
jiāo dài
1
to hand over
2
to explain
3
to make clear
4
to brief (sb)
5
to account for
6
to justify oneself
7
to confess
8
(coll.) to finish
交出
jiāo chū
1
to hand over
交加
jiāo jiā
1
to occur at the same time (of two things)
2
to be mingled
3
to accompany each other
交汇
jiāo huì
1
to flow together
2
confluence (of rivers, airflow, roads)
3
(international) cooperation
交卷
jiāo juàn
1
to hand in one's examination script
交叉
jiāo chā
1
to cross
2
to intersect
3
to overlap
交大
Jiāo dà
1
Jiaotong University
2
University of Communications
3
abbr. of 交通大學|交通大学[Jiāo tōng Dà xué]
交往
jiāo wǎng
1
to associate (with)
2
to have contact (with)
3
to hang out (with)
4
to date
5
(interpersonal) relationship
6
association
7
contact
交待
jiāo dài
1
variant of 交代[jiāo dài]
交情
jiāo qing
1
friendship
2
friendly relations
交接
jiāo jiē
1
(of two things) to come into contact
2
to meet
3
to hand over to
4
to take over from
5
to associate with
6
to have friendly relations with
7
to have sexual intercourse
交换
jiāo huàn
1
to exchange
2
to swap
3
to switch (telecom)
4
commutative (math)
5
to commute
Idioms
(20)
一手交钱，一手交货
yī shǒu jiāo qián , yī shǒu jiāo huò
1
lit. one hand exchanges the cash, the other the goods (idiom)
2
fig. to pay for what you want in cash
3
simple and direct transaction
一改故辙
yī gǎi gù zhé
1
complete change from the old rut (idiom); dramatic change of direction
2
a volte-face
3
to change old practices
交口称誉
jiāo kǒu chēng yù
1
voices unanimous in praise (idiom); with an extensive public reputation
交浅言深
jiāo qiǎn yán shēn
1
to talk intimately while being comparative strangers (idiom)
他乡遇故知
tā xiāng yù gù zhī
1
meeting an old friend in a foreign place (idiom)
依然如故
yī rán rú gù
1
back to where we were (idiom); absolutely no improvement
2
Things haven't changed at all.
依然故我
yī rán gù wǒ
1
to be one's old self (idiom)
2
to be unchanged
3
(derog.) to be stuck in one's ways
吐故纳新
tǔ gù nà xīn
1
lit. to breathe out stale air and breathe in fresh (idiom, from Zhuangzi 庄子); fig. to get rid of the old and bring in the new
君子之交
jūn zǐ zhī jiāo
1
friendship between gentlemen, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuāng zǐ])
君子之交淡如水
jūn zǐ zhī jiāo dàn rú shuǐ
1
a gentleman's friendship, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuāng zǐ])
履舄交错
lu:3 xì jiāo cuò
1
lit. shoes and slippers muddled together (idiom); fig. many guests come and go
2
a lively party
心力交瘁
xīn lì jiāo cuì
1
to be both mentally and physically exhausted (idiom)
悔恨交加
huǐ hèn jiāo jiā
1
to feel remorse and shame (idiom)
患难之交
huàn nàn zhī jiāo
1
a friend in times of tribulations (idiom); a friend in need is a friend indeed
攀亲道故
pān qīn dào gù
1
to use claims to kinship or friendship to climb socially (idiom)
故地重游
gù dì chóng yóu
1
to revisit old haunts (idiom); down memory lane
故步自封
gù bù zì fēng
1
stuck in the old ways (idiom); refusing to acknowledge new ideas
2
stagnating and conservative
明知故犯
míng zhī gù fàn
1
deliberate violation (idiom); intentional crime
涕泪交流
tì lèi jiāo liú
1
tears and mucus flowing profusely (idiom); weeping tragically
温故知新
wēn gù zhī xīn
1
to review the old and know the new (idiom, from the Analects)
2
to recall the past to understand the future
Sample Sentences