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交通 (jiāo tōng) English Meaning
- traffic
- communications
- liaison
- to be connected
Traditional Characters: 交通
交 forms words in:
HSK 4, HSK 5 and HSK 6. CLICK HERE to see them all.
通 forms words in:
HSK 4, HSK 5 and HSK 6. CLICK HERE to see them all.
Sample Sentences
- 保持交通畅通无阻。
Bǎochí jiāotōng chàngtōng wúzǔ.
Maintain an unimpeded traffic - 交通被山崩所阻断。
Jiāotōng bèi shānbēng suǒ zǔ duàn.
Traffic was blocked by a landslide. - 交通因浓雾而受阻。
Jiāotōng yīn nóng wù ér shòuzǔ.
Traffic was interrupted by a dense fog. - 我在交通银行存款。
Wǒ zài jiāotōng yínháng cúnkuǎn.
I bank with Bank of Communications. - 这地方交通不方便。
Zhè dìfāng jiāotōng bù fāngbiàn.
This place isn’t convenient to public transportation. - 那场意外使交通大乱。
Nà chǎng yìwài shǐ jiāotōng dàluàn.
The accident threw the traffic into chaos.
Stroke Order & Character Components
交 (jiāo): to hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn over; to make friends; to intersect (lines)
- 亠 (tóu): shelter, head
- 父 (fù): father
通 (tōng): to go through; to know well; (suffix) expert; to connect; to communicate; open; to clear; classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls, etc.
• 辶 (chuò): brisk walking
• 甬 (yǒng): the Yongjiang river 甬江(Yǒngjiāng) through Ningbo 寧波|宁波(Níng bō); abbr. for Ningbo
Links to all HSK Words & Lists Containing 交
HSK 4 Word List
- 交 (jiāo): to hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn over; to make friends; to intersect (lines)
- 交流 (jiāo liú): exchange; give-and-take; to exchange; to alternate; communication; alternating current (electricity)
- 交通 (jiāo tōng): traffic; communications; liaison; to be connected
HSK 5 Word List
- 打交道 (dǎ jiāo dào): to come into contact with; to have dealings
- 交换 (jiāo huàn): to exchange; to swap; to switch (telecom); commutative (math); to commute
- 交际 (jiāo jì): communication; social intercourse
- 交往 (jiāo wǎng): to associate; to contact; association; contact
- 外交 (wài jiāo): diplomacy; diplomatic; foreign affairs; CL: 個|个(gè)
HSK 6 Word List
- 成交 (chéng jiāo): to complete a contract; to reach a deal
- 交叉 (jiāo chā): to cross; to intersect
- 交代 (jiāo dài): to hand over; to explain; to make clear; to brief (somebody); to account for; to justify oneself; to confess; to finish (colloquial)
- 交涉 (jiāo shè): to negotiate; relating to
- 交易 (jiāo yì): (business) transaction; business deal; CL: 笔(bǐ)
- 立交桥 (lì jiāo qiáo): overpass; flyover
- 杂交 (zá jiāo): a hybrid
*CL: Classifier/Measure Word
Links to all HSK Words & Lists Containing 通
HSK 4 Word List
- 交通 (jiāo tōng): traffic; communications; liaison; to be connected
- 普通话 (pǔ tōng huà): Mandarin (common language); Putonghua (common speech of the Chinese language); ordinary speech
- 通过 (tōng guò): to pass through; to get through; by means of; through; via; to adopt; to pass (a bill); to switch over
- 通知 (tōng zhī): to notify; to inform; notice; notification; CL: 個|个(gè)
HSK 5 Word List
- 沟通 (gōu tōng): communicate
- 通常 (tōng cháng): usual; regular; ordinary; normal
HSK 6 Word List
- 畅通 (chàng tōng): unimpeded; free-flowing; straight path; unclogged; move without obstruction
- 精通 (jīng tōng): proficient
- 卡通 (kǎ tōng): cartoon
- 流通 (liú tōng): to circulate
- 通货膨胀 (tōng huò péng zhàng): inflation
- 通缉 (tōng jī): to order the arrest of somebody as a criminal; to list as wanted;
- 通俗 (tōng sú): common; everyday; average
- 通讯 (tōng xùn): communications; a news story (e.g. dispatched over the wire); CL: 個|个(gè)
- 通用 (tōng yòng): common (use); interchangeable
*CL: Classifier/Measure Word
