交拜
jiāo bài
Pinyin

Definition

交拜
 - 
jiāo bài
  1. to bow to one another
  2. to kneel and kowtow to one another
  3. formal kowtow as part of traditional wedding ceremony

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]
崇拜
chóng bài
  1. 1 to worship
  2. 2 adoration
拜
bài
  1. 1 to pay respect
  2. 2 worship
  3. 3 visit
  4. 4 salute
拜年
bài nián
  1. 1 to pay a New Year call
  2. 2 to wish sb a Happy New Year
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
交加
jiāo jiā
  1. 1 to occur at the same time (of two things)
  2. 2 to be mingled
  3. 3 to accompany each other
交卷
jiāo juàn
  1. 1 to hand in one's examination script
交叉
jiāo chā
  1. 1 to cross
  2. 2 to intersect
  3. 3 to overlap
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
交待
jiāo dài
  1. 1 variant of 交代[jiāo dài]
交换
jiāo huàn
  1. 1 to exchange
  2. 2 to swap
  3. 3 to switch (telecom)
  4. 4 commutative (math)
  5. 5 to commute
交易
jiāo yì
  1. 1 (business) transaction
  2. 2 business deal
  3. 3 CL:筆|笔[bǐ]
交易所
jiāo yì suǒ
  1. 1 exchange
  2. 2 stock exchange
交易日
jiāo yì rì
  1. 1 working day (in banking, share trading)
交替
jiāo tì
  1. 1 to replace
  2. 2 alternately
  3. 3 in turn
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
交织
jiāo zhī
  1. 1 to interweave
交谈
jiāo tán
  1. 1 to discuss
  2. 2 to converse
  3. 3 chat
  4. 4 discussion

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])
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)
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
涕泪交流
tì lèi jiāo liú
  1. 1 tears and mucus flowing profusely (idiom); weeping tragically
目不交睫
mù bù jiāo jié
  1. 1 lit. the eyelashes do not come together (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to not sleep a wink
竹马之交
zhú mǎ zhī jiāo
  1. 1 childhood friend (idiom)
纵横交错
zòng héng jiāo cuò
  1. 1 criss-crossed (idiom)
总角之交
zǒng jiǎo zhī jiāo
  1. 1 childhood friend (idiom)
落落寡交
luò luò guǎ jiāo
  1. 1 aloof and as a result friendless (idiom)
觥筹交错
gōng chóu jiāo cuò
  1. 1 wine goblets and gambling chips lie intertwined
  2. 2 to drink and gamble together in a large group (idiom)
  3. 3 a big (drinking) party
贫病交加
pín bìng jiāo jiā
  1. 1 poverty compounded by ill health (idiom)
贫病交迫
pín bìng jiāo pò
  1. 1 beset by poverty and illness (idiom)
身心交病
shēn xīn jiāo bìng
  1. 1 worn out in body and soul (idiom)
身心交瘁
shēn xīn jiāo cuì
  1. 1 worn out in body and soul (idiom)

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