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交接 (jiāo jiē) — to hand over and take over (work, responsibility, or goods); to come into contact; to meet (of two lines, surfaces, or objects); to associate with; to have dealings with (interpersonal relations)

Definition

A formal verb for handing over AND taking over (work, responsibility, or goods) — covers both sides of a transfer, unlike 付 (only handing over to someone) or 交 (more general 'deliver / hand in').

verb
to hand over and take over (work, responsibility, or goods)to come into contactto meet (of two lines, surfaces, or objects)to associate withto have dealings with (interpersonal relations)

Examples

  • ，交接。
    Xiàng mù jié shù hòu, shuāng fāng jìn xíng le xiáng xì de jiāo jiē.
    After the project ended, the two sides conducted a detailed handover.
  • 交接。
    Zhè liǎng tiáo tiě lù xiàn zài shū niǔ zhàn jiāo jiē.
    These two railway lines meet at the hub station.
  • ，交接。
    Tā xìng gé gū pì, hěn shǎo yǔ rén jiāo jiē.
    He is unsociable and rarely associates with others.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

交jiāohand over
接jiētake over

交 hand over and 接 take over are paired actions, giving the sense of passing something from one side to another.

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
扌Written in full as手shǒu
Sound part声符shēngfú
妾
妾qiè接jiē
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The left part 扌 shows a hand, matching the sense of receiving something in the hand, while 妾 gives the character its sound.

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Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Business & CommerceWorkplace & Office

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