HSK 4 · Verbs

交流 jiāoliú “to exchange” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 交流 means

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

How to say 交流

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale交jiāo1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale流liú2nd tone, rising

交流 in a sentence

  1. 要想学好中文，就应该多跟中国人交流。

    Yào xiǎng xuéhǎo Zhōngwén, jiù yīnggāi duō gēn Zhōngguórén jiāoliú.

    If you want to learn Chinese well, you should communicate with Chinese people more often.

    Sentence #1570273 from Tatoeba

  2. 我们要设法跟他们交流。

    Wǒmen yào shèfǎ gēn tāmen jiāoliú.

    We have to try to communicate with them.

    Sentence #5983609 from Tatoeba

  3. 文化交流计划可以加强邻国之间的友好关系。

    Wénhuà jiāoliú jìhuà kěyǐ jiāqiáng línguó zhījiān de yǒuhǎo guānxi.

    Cultural exchange programmes can strengthen friendly relations between neighbouring countries.

    Sentence #13580036 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 交流 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 交 (jiāo) with each of its parts in a different colour
交jiāoto hand over; to deliver; to pay
  • 六six · liù
  • 乂to govern · yì

Memory aidDrawn from a person with crossed legs: to cross, to hand over.

The character 流 (liú) with each of its parts in a different colour
流liúto flow
  • 氵water form of 水 · shuǐMeaning part
  • 㐬pennantSound part

氵 hints at the meaning (water); 㐬 () hints at the sound. Compare it with liú.

How to write 交流

交 6 strokes · 流 10 strokes

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交流 (jiāoliú) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 交流 (jiāoliú). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 交流

Words with 交

公交车gōngjiāochē · public transport vehicle交jiāo · to hand over交通jiāotōng · traffic交往jiāowǎng · to associate with交换jiāohuàn · to exchange交际jiāojì · social interaction外交wàijiāo · diplomacy打交道dǎjiāodào · to come into contact with交代jiāodài · to explain交涉jiāoshè · to negotiate

Words with 流

流利liúlì · fluent流行liúxíng · popular流泪liúlèi · to shed tears流传liúchuán · to spread轮流lúnliú · to alternate流露liúlù · to reveal流浪liúlàng · to wander一流yìliú · first-class流通liútōng · to circulate潮流cháoliú · trend

More words: Thinking & Talking

怀疑huáiyí · to doubt回忆huíyì · to recall建议jiànyì · to propose计划jìhuà · plan解释jiěshì · explanation拒绝jùjué · to refuse看法kànfǎ · way of looking at a thing考虑kǎolǜ · to think over

FAQs

交流 (jiāoliú) means “to exchange” or “communication”. It is an HSK 4 word.
Say it jiāoliú: jiāo with a 1st tone, then liú with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 交流 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type jiaoliu with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 交流 from the suggestions. Typing jiaoliu into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
交流 is an HSK 4 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.