交头接耳 (交頭接耳)
jiāo tóu jiē ěr
Pinyin

Definition

交头接耳 (交頭接耳)
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jiāo tóu jiē ěr
  1. to whisper to one another's ear

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

交
jiāo
  1. 1 to hand over
  2. 2 to deliver
  3. 3 to pay (money)
  4. 4 to turn over
  5. 5 to make friends
  6. 6 to intersect (lines)
  7. 7 variant: 跤 jiāo
交友
jiāo yǒu
  1. 1 to make friends
交流
jiāo liú
  1. 1 to exchange
  2. 2 exchange
  3. 3 communication
  4. 4 interaction
  5. 5 to have social contact (with sb)
交通
jiāo tōng
  1. 1 to be connected
  2. 2 traffic
  3. 3 transportation
  4. 4 communications
  5. 5 liaison
公交
gōng jiāo
  1. 1 public transportation
  2. 2 mass transit
  3. 3 abbr. for 公共交通[gōng gòng jiāo tōng]

Idioms (20)

一手交钱，一手交货
yī shǒu jiāo qián , yī shǒu jiāo huò
  1. 1 lit. one hand exchanges the cash, the other the goods (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to pay for what you want in cash
  3. 3 simple and direct transaction
上气不接下气
shàng qì bù jiē xià qì
  1. 1 out of breath (idiom)
  2. 2 to gasp for air
交口称誉
jiāo kǒu chēng yù
  1. 1 voices unanimous in praise (idiom); with an extensive public reputation
交浅言深
jiāo qiǎn yán shēn
  1. 1 to talk intimately while being comparative strangers (idiom)
俯首帖耳
fǔ shǒu tiē ěr
  1. 1 bowed head and ears glued (idiom); docile and obedient
  2. 2 at sb's beck and call

Sample Sentences

哇，现场响起了一阵交头接耳的声音，是谁？是凤姐！她还骑着一匹草泥马，带着很多行李。
wā ，xiànchǎng xiǎngqǐ qǐ le yī zhèn jiāotóujiē\'ěr de shēngyīn ，shì shéi ？shì Fèngjiě ！tā hái qí zhe yī pǐ cǎonímǎ ，dài zhe hěn duō xíngli 。
Wow, suddenly everyone at the scene here is all whispers. Who could it be? It's Sister Feng! She's riding a grass mud horse and carrying a lot of luggage.
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