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交流

jiāo liú · jiao liu

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 3Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. to exchange
  2. exchange
  3. communication
  4. interaction
  5. to have social contact (with sb)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)母(mǔ)亲(qīn)的(de)法(fǎ)语(yǔ)比(bǐ)我(wǒ)父(fù)亲(qīn)的(de)英(yīng)语(yǔ)要(yào)好(hǎo)，所(suǒ)以(yǐ)他(tā)们(men)通(tōng)常(cháng)用(yòng)法(fǎ)语(yǔ)交(jiāo)流(liú)。

My mother speaks French better than my father speaks English, so they usually speak to each other in French.

Tatoeba: Chinese by McMeao · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

语(yǔ)言(yán)是(shì)人(rén)们(men)与(yǔ)他(tā)人(rén)交(jiāo)流(liú)的(de)手(shǒu)段(duàn)。

Language is the means by which people communicate with others.

Tatoeba: Chinese by vicch · English by Snout · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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The characters

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交
jiāo

to hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn over; to make friends

流
liú

to flow; to disseminate

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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