Chinese word

交给

Pronunciation

Pinyinjiāo gěi

Meaning

  • verbgive

Example

我把钥匙交给他了。wǒ bǎ yào shi jiāo gěi tā le

I gave him the key.

Illustration for 交给 (give)

More examples

她把孩子交给邻居照顾。tā bǎ hái zi jiāo gěi lín jū zhào gù

She entrusted the child to the neighbor's care.

Core concept

Moves an object or a duty from one person's hands into another person's care.

Common phrases

  • 交给他jiāo gěi tā

    hand over to him

  • 交给老师jiāo gěi lǎo shī

    hand over to the teacher

  • 交给我jiāo gěi wǒ

    hand over to me

Similar words

给gěi: Providing an item or information to another person.
交jiāo: Passing an item or document into another person's hands.
送sòng: Taking an item to another person and delivering it to them.

Definition in Chinese

把钥匙、文件或其他实体物品与有关责任交给别人，既可指简单递交，也可指正式移交。bǎ yào shi wén jiàn huò qí tā shí tǐ wù pǐn yǔ yǒu guān zé rèn jiāo gěi bié rén jì kě zhǐ jiǎn dān dì jiāo yě kě zhǐ zhèng shì yí jiāo

Word origin

The compound 交 (jiāo, "hand over") + 给 (gěi, "give") combines passing something across with giving it to a recipient.

Usage tips

  • In school or family settings, this word can mark the moment an item or duty becomes someone else's responsibility, such as when homework goes to a teacher or a message goes to a parent.

Other meanings

  • entrustverb
  • leave withverb
  • hand oververb

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