交尾
jiāo wěi
Pinyin

Definition

交尾
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jiāo wěi
  1. to copulate (of animals)
  2. to mate

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
交往
jiāo wǎng
  1. 1 to associate (with)
  2. 2 to have contact (with)
  3. 3 to hang out (with)
  4. 4 to date
  5. 5 (interpersonal) relationship
  6. 6 association
  7. 7 contact
交易
jiāo yì
  1. 1 (business) transaction
  2. 2 business deal
  3. 3 CL:筆|笔[bǐ]
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)
交给
jiāo gěi
  1. 1 to give
  2. 2 to deliver
  3. 3 to hand over
交警
jiāo jǐng
  1. 1 traffic police
  2. 2 abbr. for 交通警察
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]
尾
wěi
  1. 1 tail
  2. 2 remainder
  3. 3 remnant
  4. 4 extremity
  5. 5 sixth of the 28 constellations
  6. 6 classifier for fish
尾巴
wěi ba
  1. 1 tail
  2. 2 colloquial pr. [yǐ ba]
成交
chéng jiāo
  1. 1 to complete a contract
  2. 2 to reach a deal
社交
shè jiāo
  1. 1 interaction
  2. 2 social contact
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)
九尾狐
jiǔ wěi hú
  1. 1 nine-tailed fox (mythological creature)
交互
jiāo hù
  1. 1 mutual
  2. 2 interactive
  3. 3 each other
  4. 4 alternately
  5. 5 in turn
  6. 6 interaction
交付
jiāo fù
  1. 1 to hand over
  2. 2 to deliver
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
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)
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])
吴头楚尾
Wú tóu Chǔ wěi
  1. 1 lit. head in Wu and tail in Chu (idiom); fig. close together
  2. 2 head-to-tail
  3. 3 one thing starts where the other leaves off
宁做鸡头，不做凤尾
nìng zuò jī tóu , bù zuò fèng wěi
  1. 1 lit. would rather be a chicken's head than a phoenix's tail (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to prefer to be a big fish in a small pond rather than a small fish in a big pond
尾大不掉
wěi dà bù diào
  1. 1 large tail obstructs action (idiom); bottom heavy
  2. 2 fig. rendered ineffective by subordinates
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
彻头彻尾
chè tóu chè wěi
  1. 1 lit. from head to tail (idiom); thoroughgoing
  2. 2 through and through
  3. 3 out and out
  4. 4 from top to bottom
心力交瘁
xīn lì jiāo cuì
  1. 1 to be both mentally and physically exhausted (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
摇头摆尾
yáo tóu bǎi wěi
  1. 1 to nod one's head and wag one's tail (idiom)
  2. 2 to be well pleased with oneself
  3. 3 to have a lighthearted air
有头有尾
yǒu tóu yǒu wěi
  1. 1 where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth
  2. 2 to carry things through
  3. 3 I started, so I'll finish.
有头无尾
yǒu tóu wú wěi
  1. 1 to start but not finish (idiom); to fail to carry things through
  2. 2 lack of sticking power
  3. 3 short attention span
涕泪交流
tì lèi jiāo liú
  1. 1 tears and mucus flowing profusely (idiom); weeping tragically
狐狸尾巴
hú li wěi ba
  1. 1 lit. fox's tail (idiom); visible sign of evil intentions
  2. 2 to reveal one's evil nature
  3. 3 evidence that reveals the villain
狗尾续貂
gǒu wěi xù diāo
  1. 1 lit. to use a dog's tail as a substitute for sable fur (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a worthless sequel to a masterpiece
畏首畏尾
wèi shǒu wèi wěi
  1. 1 afraid of the head, terrified of the tail (idiom); ever fearful and nervous
  2. 2 afraid of the slightest thing

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