交 jiāo
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 亠 — lid, cover
- Made of
- 六 six 乂 to govern
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
交谈
jiāotán
to chat, to converse
Characters in this word
谈 tán
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 讠 — words, speech
- Made of
- 讠 words, speech 炎 flame, blaze
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 面试结束后，经理又和他交谈了十分钟，了解他的长期计划。 Miànshì jiéshù hòu, jīnglǐ yòu hé tā jiāotán le shí fēnzhōng, liǎojiě tā de chángqī jìhuà. After the interview ended, the manager talked with him for another ten minutes to understand his long-term plans.
- 两位老人坐在树下，轻声交谈了很久。 Liǎng wèi lǎorén zuò zài shù xià, qīngshēng jiāotán le hěn jiǔ. Two elderly people sat under a tree and talked quietly for a long time.
- 他们在咖啡馆里愉快地交谈，不知不觉天黑了。 Tāmen zài kāfēiguǎn lǐ yúkuài de jiāotán, bù zhī bù jué tiān hēi le. They chatted happily in the café, and before they knew it, it was dark.
Related words
- 公交车 gōngjiāochē bus
- 交 jiāo to hand in; to make
- 交给 jiāogěi to hand over
- 交朋友 jiāopéngyou to make friends
- 交通 jiāotōng transportation; traffic
- 交费 jiāofèi to pay a fee
- 交警 jiāojǐng traffic police officer
- 交流 jiāoliú to communicate; to exchange
- 交往 jiāowǎng to have contact; to associate
- 交易 jiāoyì deal; transaction
- 外交 wàijiāo diplomacy
- 交换 jiāohuàn to exchange