交到 (jiāo dào) — to hand over (successfully), to deliver to

Definition

交到 emphasizes that something is successfully handed over and reaches the recipient — a resultative verb pairing 交 ('hand over') with 到 ('arrive at').

verb
to hand over (successfully)to deliver to
Easily confused

Examples

  • 交到。
    Qǐng bǎ zhè fèn wén jiàn jiāo dào jīng lǐ nà lǐ.
    Please hand this document over to the manager.
  • 交到。
    Bào gào yǐ jīng jiāo dào shàng jí le.
    The report has been handed over to the superiors.
  • 交到。
    Zhè xiē huò wù bì xū míng tiān jiāo dào kè hù.
    These goods must be delivered to the customer tomorrow.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

交jiāohand over
到dàoarrive

交 means hand over, 到 means arrive, so 交到 is to hand over successfully.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

交 originally drew a human with crossed legs. In the modern shape, the upper part resembles a standing person.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
至至zhìto arrive
Sound part声符shēngfú
刀
刀dāo到dào
Same sound today

到 combines 至, meaning 'to arrive', with 刀 as the sound part. The 至 part points to the idea of reaching a stopping point.

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