交代

jiāo dài

B1 Level 5 ★ Core word

Verb

Definition

to transfer (duties to sb else)
to give instructions; to tell (sb to do sth)
to explain; to give an account; to brief
to confess; to account for oneself
(jocular) to come to a bad end

Stroke order

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Example

老闆交代我做幾件事。

The boss assigned me a few tasks.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).