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交 (gaau1) — be on good terms with; come into contact with; meet in Cantonese

gaauˉ¹交
Mandarin Pinyin: jiao1

Meaning of 交

nounbe on good terms with; come into contact with; meet
nounsubmit; hand in or over; transfer
noununite in sexual intercourse
nouneach other
nounexchange
nounsimultaneous(ly)
nounfriend; friendship
nounintersect; cross
nouncome close to; join; alternate; engage in

Example Sentences with 交

可惜那天限於時間，我們沒有就這個問題作深入的交談。
Unfortunately, owing to the lack of time that day, we weren't able to discuss this problem in depth.
兩線垂直相交。
The two lines meet at right angles.
keoiˏ₅佢jamˊ²飲zeoi˗₃醉zo2,咗﹐houˊ²好soengˊ²想liuˎ₄撩gaauˉ¹交daaˊ²打。
He was drunk and spoiling for a fight.
ciˏ₅似fuˎ₄乎ngoˏ₅我bongˉ¹幫mˎ₄唔douˊ²到nei5,你，douˉ¹都haiˍ₆係gaauˉ¹交go˗₃個boˉ¹波beiˊ²畀janˎ₄人baaˊ²罷laa1.啦。
Seems there's nothing I can do to help you so I'm just gonna have to pass the buck on to someone else.
dimˊ²點aa˗₃呀??又jauˍ₆同tungˎ₄女neoiˏ₅朋pangˎ₄友jauˏ₅嗌aai˗₃交gaauˉ¹咧?
What's the matter? Bickering with your girlfriend again?
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Words Containing 交

交回gaau1 wui4
hand back; surrender; hand over
交響樂gaau1 hoeng2 ngok6
symphony, symphonic music
交融gaau1 jung4
to blend / to mix
交關gaau1 gwaan1
seriously; very; tremendously; extremely; incredibly; extensively | Also used in Shanghainese | Mand.: 夠; 利害; 厲害; 程度深
交差gaau1 caai1
report to the leadership after accomplishing a task
交租gaau1 zou1
pay rent
瘋得交關fung1 dak1 gaau1 gwaan1
absolutely mad
交流電gaau1 lau4 din6
alternating current (AC)
交易所gaau1 jik6 so2
bourse, a European stock exchange
證券交易所zing3 hyun3 gaau1 jik6 so2
stock exchange
交通要道gaau1 tung1 jiu3 dou6
traffic artery; a vital communications line; an important line of communications
交匯處gaau1 wui6 syu3
interchange

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