相交 (xiāng jiāo) — (of lines, planes, etc.) to intersect; (formal) to make friends, to have a friendly relationship (with someone)
Definition
In math, 相交 means lines or planes intersect (meet at a point). In formal writing it also means to be friends with — a literary alternative to 交朋友.
verb
(of lines, planes, etc.) to intersect(formal) to make friendsto have a friendly relationship (with someone)
Examples
- 。Liǎng tiáo zhí xiàn zài zhè yí gè diǎn shàng xiāng jiāo.The two straight lines intersect at this point.
- ，相交。Tā xìng gé gū pì, hěn shǎo yǔ rén xiāng jiāo.He is withdrawn and rarely makes friends with others.
- 相交。Tā men liǎng jiā shì dài xiāng jiāo.The two families have been friends for generations.
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