交通
jiāo tōng
Pinyin

Definition

交通
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jiāo tōng
  1. to be connected
  2. traffic
  3. transportation
  4. communications
  5. liaison

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 classifier: 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)

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
一窍不通
yī qiào bù tōng
  1. 1 lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head)
  2. 2 I don't understand a word (idiom)
  3. 3 it's all Greek to me
一通百通
yī tōng bǎi tōng
  1. 1 grasp this fundamental point and all the rest will follow (idiom)
串通一气
chuàn tōng yī qì
  1. 1 to act in collusion (idiom)
互通有无
hù tōng yǒu wú
  1. 1 mutual exchange of assistance (idiom)
  2. 2 to benefit from each other's strengths and make up each other's shortfalls
  3. 3 to reciprocate with material assistance
  4. 4 scratch each other's back

Sample Sentences

近半个月以来，武汉市民已经可以凭手机里的健康码“绿码”走出小区，上班或采购时戴着口罩、保持间距。城市交通也已逐渐恢复，高峰时段的长江大桥甚至有些许拥堵。
jìn bànge yuè yǐlái ，Wǔhàn shìmín yǐjīng kěyǐ píng shǒujī lǐ de jiànkāng mǎ “lǜ mǎ ”zǒuchū xiǎoqū ，shàngbān huò cǎigòu shí dài zhe kǒuzhào 、bǎochí jiānjù 。chéngshì jiāotōng yě yǐ zhújiàn huīfù ，gāofēng shíduàn de ChángJiāng DàQiáo shènzhì yǒu xiēxǔ yōngdǔ 。
In the past couple of weeks, Wuhan citizens are able to walk out of their neighbours with a health code "green code" in their phones. When working or doing groceries, they wear masks and maintain distance. The traffic in the city is back to normal, and is even jammed on the Yangtze Bridge during rush hours.
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为了遏制疫情向外蔓延，自1月23日起，作为中国重要交通枢纽，这座城市暂停市内公交运营，关闭离汉通道，近千万武汉市民蛰伏家中，进行特殊的战斗。
wèile èzhì yìqíng xiàngwài mànyán ，zì yī yuè èrshísān rì qǐ ，zuòwéi Zhōngguó zhòngyào jiāotōng shūniǔ ，zhè zuò chéngshì zàntíng shìnèi gōngjiāo yùnyíng ，guānbì lí Hàn tōngdào ，jìn qiānwàn Wǔhàn shìmín zhéfú jiā zhōng ，jìnxíng tèshū de zhàndòu 。
In order to contain the spread, starting from January 23rd, as an important transportation hub in China, this city has suspended public transport, closed down all channels leaving Wuhan, and left nearly ten million of Wuhan citizens staying at home, fighting a special battle.
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哈哈，的确，说到交通工具，中美还要合作建设美国西部快线高铁呢！这是美国首条高铁项目。
hāhā ，díquè ，shuōdào jiāotōng gōngjù ，Zhōng Měi hái yào hézuò jiànshè Měiguó xībù kuàixiàn gāotiě ne ！zhè shì Měiguó shǒu tiáo gāotiě xiàngmù 。
Ha ha, actually, speaking of means of transport, China and the U.S. are also going to work together to establish a high-speed rail link in the western United States! It will be the first high-speed rail project in the US.
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方便是方便，市政规划、交通政策也得跟上脚步呀！用户只知道骑，却不知道停哪儿？说只能临时停，但是谁知道所谓临时是多久？
fāngbiàn shì fāngbiàn ，shìzhèng guīhuà 、jiāotōng zhèngcè yě děi gēnshàng jiǎobù ya ！yònghù zhǐ zhīdào qí ，quèbù zhīdào tíng nǎr ？shuō zhǐnéng línshí tíng ，dànshì shéizhīdào suǒwèi línshí shì duō jiǔ ？
Convenience is convenience, but city planning and transport policy has to catch up! The users only concern themselves with cycling, but don't know where to park? They say they're only parking temporarily, but who knows how long "temporary" is supposed to be?
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其次就是大力发展公共交通，减少私家车的碳排量，倡导低碳生活。
qícì jiùshì dàlì fāzhǎn gōnggòng jiāotōng ，jiǎnshǎo sījiāchē de tànpáiliàng ，chàngdǎo dītàn shēnghuó 。
Next is to actively develop public transport, to reduce the carbon emissions from private cars and promote low-carbon lives.
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又想要大房子，又想要附近的交通方便。鱼与熊掌不可兼得，只能选择一个。所以想住大房子，就得住郊区。住小房子，就可以住在市区，但是就比较贵。
yòu xiǎngyào dà fángzi ，yòu xiǎngyào fùjìn de jiāotōng fāngbiàn 。yúyǔxióngzhǎngbùkějiāndé ，zhǐnéng xuǎnzé yī ge 。suǒyǐ xiǎng zhù dà fángzi ，jiù děi zhù jiāoqū 。zhù xiǎo fángzi ，jiù kěyǐ zhù zài shìqū ，dànshì jiù bǐjiào guì 。
You want a big house and also convenient transportation. You cannot have it both ways. You can only choose one. So if you want a big house,  you have to live in the suburbs. If you choose a small one, you can live downtown, but it’s more expensive.
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该办法规定，室内公共场所、公共交通工具及部分公共场所的室外区域全面禁烟。
gāi bànfǎ guīdìng ，shìnèi gōnggòng chǎngsuǒ 、gōnggòng jiāotōnggōngjù jí bùfen gōnggòng chǎngsuǒ de shìwài qūyù quánmiàn jìnyān 。
The plan stipulates the complete ban of smoking in indoor public places, public transport and outdoor areas of some public places.
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不行，我们要遵守交通法规，红灯停绿灯行。
bùxíng ，wǒmen yào zūnshǒu jiāotōng fǎguī ，hóngdēng tíng lǜdēng xíng 。
No, we have to obey the traffic regulations and stop when it's a red light and go when it's a green light.
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也不能说政府抢钱，使用者付费嘛，是很基本的概念，你不觉得现在这一带交通、环境都好多了吗？只要把钱用在改善交通上就好。
yě bù néng shuō zhèngfǔ qiǎngqián ，shǐyòngzhě fù fèi ma ，shì hěn jīběn de gàiniàn ，nǐ bù juéde xiànzài zhè yīdài jiāotōng 、huánjìng dōu hǎo duō le ma ？zhǐyào bǎ qián yòng zài gǎishàn jiāotōng shàng jiù hǎo 。
You can't say the government is robbing you. Paying for what you use is a very basic concept. Don't you think that the traffic and environment around this area is much better? So long as they use the money on improving traffic.
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你看，现在咱们这儿的环境，一天到晚都是雾霾。大家恨不得戴防毒面具。还有食品质量、交通拥堵等等。那么多问题，谁都受不了啊。
nǐ kàn ，xiànzài zánmen zhèr de huánjìng ，yītiāndàowǎn dōu shì wùmái 。dàjiā hènbude dài fángdú miànjù 。háiyǒu shípǐn zhìliàng 、jiāotōng yōngdǔ děngdeng 。nàme duō wèntí ，shéidōu shòubuliǎo ā 。
Look at our environment here. There's smog all day long. Everybody would wear gas masks if they could. Then there's also food quality, transportation blockages and the rest. With so many problems, nobody can take it.
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