HSK 4 · Transport

交通 jiāotōng “traffic” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 交通 means

  1. traffic
  2. transport
  3. to be connected
  4. transportation
  5. communications
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • liaison

How to say 交通

  • 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 first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale通tōng1st tone, high and level

交通 in a sentence

  1. 这个城市的交通方便得很。

    Zhè ge chéngshì de jiāotōng fāngbiàn de hěn.

    Transport in this city is very convenient.

    Sentence #474220 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 这里交通繁忙。

    Zhèlǐ jiāotōng fánmáng.

    The traffic is heavy here.

    Sentence #3667795 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 司机应该遵守交通规则。

    Sījī yīnggāi zūnshǒu jiāotōng guīzé.

    Drivers should obey the road rules.

    Sentence #424522 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 交通 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 通 (tōng) with each of its parts in a different colour
通tōngto go through
  • 甬path · tǒngSound part
  • 辶walking form of 辵 · chuòMeaning part

辶 hints at the meaning (walking); 甬 (tǒng) hints at the sound. Compare it with tōng.

How to write 交通

交 6 strokes · 通 10 strokes

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

Words related to 交通

Words with 交

公交车gōngjiāochē · public transport vehicle交jiāo · to hand over交流jiāoliú · to exchange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 通

通tōng · to go through通知tōngzhī · to notify通过tōngguò · to pass through普通话pǔtōnghuà · Mandarin沟通gōutōng · to communicate通常tōngcháng · regular畅通chàngtōng · unimpeded通俗tōngsú · popular通用tōngyòng · in common use精通jīngtōng · to be proficient in

More words: Everyday Things

出发chūfā · to set off登机牌dēngjīpái · boarding pass高速公路gāosùgōnglù · motorway航班hángbān · (scheduled) flight旅行lǚxíng · to travel签证qiānzhèng · visa百分之bǎifēnzhī · per cent表格biǎogé · form

FAQs

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