交给 (jiāo gěi) — to hand over to, to give to (someone)
Definition
A verb-preposition combo meaning 'to hand over to / entrust to' someone, paired with 把 before the thing and a person/team as the object of 给 (e.g. 把作业交给老师). It emphasizes transfer of responsibility, not just delivery.
verb
to hand over toto give to (someone)
Examples
- 交给。Qǐng nǐ bǎ zhè fēng xìn jiāo gěi tā.Please hand this letter to him.
- 交给。Tā bǎ zuò yè jiāo gěi lǎo shī hòu jiù zǒu le.She left as soon as she handed the homework to the teacher.
- 交给。Rèn wu yǐ jīng jiāo gěi le wǒ men zǔ.The task has already been assigned to our group.
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