履舄交错
lu:3 xì jiāo cuò
Pinyin

Definition

履舄交错
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lu:3 xì jiāo cuò
  1. lit. shoes and slippers muddled together (idiom); fig. many guests come and go
  2. a lively party

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]
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)
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
交出
jiāo chū
  1. 1 to hand over
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
交汇
jiāo huì
  1. 1 to flow together
  2. 2 confluence (of rivers, airflow, roads)
  3. 3 (international) cooperation
交卷
jiāo juàn
  1. 1 to hand in one's examination script

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)
削足适履
xuē zú shì lu:3
  1. 1 to cut the feet to fit the shoes (idiom); to force sth to fit (as to a Procrustean bed)
  2. 2 impractical or inelegant solution
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])
如履薄冰
rú lu:3 bó bīng
  1. 1 lit. as if walking on thin ice (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be extremely cautious
  3. 3 to be skating on thin ice
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
履险如夷
lu:3 xiǎn rú yí
  1. 1 lit. to make one's way through a dangerous pass as if walking on level ground (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to handle a crisis effortlessly
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
步履维艰
bù lu:3 wéi jiān
  1. 1 to have difficulty walking (idiom)
  2. 2 to walk with difficulty
涕泪交流
tì lèi jiāo liú
  1. 1 tears and mucus flowing profusely (idiom); weeping tragically
瓜田不纳履，李下不整冠
guā tián bù nà lu:3 , lǐ xià bù zhěng guān
  1. 1 lit. don't tie your shoelaces in a melon patch, and don't adjust your hat under a plum tree (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. don't do anything that might arouse suspicion
  3. 3 innocent acts may be misconstrued
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
章甫荐履
zhāng fǔ jiàn lu:3
  1. 1 court crown beneath straw shoe (idiom); everything turned upside down
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)

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