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移交 (yí jiāo) — to transfer, to hand over (responsibilities, property, documents, etc.)

Definition

移交 (yíjiāo) means formally handing over responsibilities, property, or people (e.g., a criminal suspect) from one party to another — a more official 交 than 交付, which focuses on delivering goods or payments.

verb
to transferto hand over (responsibilities, property, documents, etc.)

Examples

  • 移交。
    Tā tuì xiū qián bǎ suǒ yǒu gōng zuò dōu yí jiāo gěi le xīn rén.
    He handed over all his work to the new person before retiring.
  • 移交。
    Liǎng guó qiān shǔ le yí jiāo zuì fàn de xié yì.
    The two countries signed an agreement on the transfer of criminals.
  • 移交。
    Qǐng nǐ zài lí zhí qián bǎ yào shi yí jiāo gěi guǎn lǐ yuán.
    Please hand over the keys to the administrator before you leave.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

移yímove
交jiāohand over

移交 combines 移 (move) and 交 (hand over) to mean transfer or hand over.

Characters in this word

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
禾禾hé
Sound part声符shēngfú
多
多duō移
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

移 pairs 禾, a grain plant, with 多, which gives the sound.

Open 移 →

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.

Open 交 →
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