交头接耳
jiāo tóu jiē ěr
Pinyin

Definition

交头接耳
 - 
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 of 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]
公交车
gōng jiāo chē
  1. 1 public transport vehicle
  2. 2 town bus
  3. 3 CL:輛|辆[liàng]
接
jiē
  1. 1 to receive
  2. 2 to answer (the phone)
  3. 3 to meet or welcome sb
  4. 4 to connect
  5. 5 to catch
  6. 6 to join
  7. 7 to extend
  8. 8 to take one's turn on duty
  9. 9 to take over for sb
接到
jiē dào
  1. 1 to receive (letter etc)
接受
jiē shòu
  1. 1 to accept
  2. 2 to receive
接着
jiē zhe
  1. 1 to catch and hold on
  2. 2 to continue
  3. 3 to go on to do sth
  4. 4 to follow
  5. 5 to carry on
  6. 6 then
  7. 7 after that
  8. 8 subsequently
  9. 9 to proceed
  10. 10 to ensue
  11. 11 in turn
  12. 12 in one's turn
接近
jiē jìn
  1. 1 to approach
  2. 2 to get close to
直接
zhí jiē
  1. 1 direct (opposite: indirect 間接|间接[jiàn jiē])
  2. 2 immediate
  3. 3 straightforward
社交
shè jiāo
  1. 1 interaction
  2. 2 social contact
耳朵
ěr duo
  1. 1 ear
  2. 2 CL:隻|只[zhī],個|个[gè],對|对[duì]
  3. 3 handle (on a cup)
迎接
yíng jiē
  1. 1 to meet
  2. 2 to welcome
  3. 3 to greet
链接
liàn jiē
  1. 1 link (on a website)
上交
shàng jiāo
  1. 1 to hand over to
  2. 2 to give to higher authority
  3. 3 to seek connections in high places
不可开交
bù kě kāi jiāo
  1. 1 to be awfully (busy etc)
不绝于耳
bù jué yú ěr
  1. 1 (of sound) to never stop
  2. 2 to fall incessantly on the ear
  3. 3 to linger on
交代
jiāo dài
  1. 1 to hand over
  2. 2 to explain
  3. 3 to make clear
  4. 4 to brief (sb)
  5. 5 to account for
  6. 6 to justify oneself
  7. 7 to confess
  8. 8 (coll.) to finish

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
充耳不闻
chōng ěr bù wén
  1. 1 to block one's ears and not listen (idiom); to turn a deaf ear
再接再厉
zài jiē zài lì
  1. 1 to continue the struggle (idiom); to persist
  2. 2 unremitting efforts
君子之交
jūn zǐ zhī jiāo
  1. 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. 1 a gentleman's friendship, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuāng zǐ])
如雷贯耳
rú léi guàn ěr
  1. 1 lit. like thunder piercing the ear
  2. 2 a well-known reputation (idiom)
履舄交错
lu:3 xì jiāo cuò
  1. 1 lit. shoes and slippers muddled together (idiom); fig. many guests come and go
  2. 2 a lively party
心力交瘁
xīn lì jiāo cuì
  1. 1 to be both mentally and physically exhausted (idiom)
忠言逆耳
zhōng yán nì ěr
  1. 1 loyal advice jars on the ears (idiom)
悔恨交加
huǐ hèn jiāo jiā
  1. 1 to feel remorse and shame (idiom)
患难之交
huàn nàn zhī jiāo
  1. 1 a friend in times of tribulations (idiom); a friend in need is a friend indeed
应接不暇
yìng jiē bù xiá
  1. 1 more than one can attend to (idiom)
  2. 2 deluged (with inquiries etc)
  3. 3 overwhelmed (by the beauty of the scenery)
成语接龙
chéng yǔ jiē lóng
  1. 1 game where the last word of one idiom 成語|成语[chéng yǔ] is the first of the next
抓耳挠腮
zhuā ěr náo sāi
  1. 1 to tweak one's ears and scratch one's cheeks (as an expression of anxiety, delight, frustration etc) (idiom)
接二连三
jiē èr lián sān
  1. 1 one after another (idiom)
  2. 2 in quick succession
接连不断
jiē lián bù duàn
  1. 1 in unbroken succession (idiom)

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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