Definition
交给 means 'to hand over to (someone)' or 'to give to (someone)'. It is a compound verb that combines 交 ('to hand over') with 给 ('to give'), and it often appears in the 把 construction (把 + object + 交给 + recipient). The recipient always comes after 交给, and the direct object is often placed before 交给 with 把. For example: 把作业交给老师 ('hand in the homework to the teacher').
r.v.
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 zuòyè jiāo gěi lǎoshī hòu jiù zǒu le.She left as soon as she handed the homework to the teacher.
- 交给。Rènwu yǐjīng jiāo gěi le wǒmen zǔ.The task has already been assigned to our group.
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