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交换

jiāo huàn · jiao huan

Traditional 交換

HSK 4Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to exchange
  2. to swap
  3. to switch (telecom)
  4. commutative (math)
  5. to commute
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A book for a camera

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)的(de)旧(jiù)相机(xiàngjī)，可以(kěyǐ)和(hé)我(wǒ)交换(jiāohuàn)吗(ma)？

    Can I swap with you for your old camera?

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)拿(ná)什么(shénme)交换(jiāohuàn)？

    What will you swap it for?

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)的(de)这(zhè)本(běn)书(shū)！有(yǒu)作者(zuòzhě)签名(qiānmíng)的(de)。

    This book of mine! It's signed by the author.

  4. Liangliang

    一(yī)本(běn)书(shū)换(huàn)一(yī)台(tái)相机(xiàngjī)？不行(bùxíng)。

    A book for a camera? No way.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)再(zài)加(jiā)一(yī)支(zhī)笔(bǐ)，交换(jiāohuàn)吧(ba)！

    Then I'll add a pen. Let's swap!

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2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)和(hé)玛(mǎ)丽(lì)在(zài)长(cháng)凳(dèng)上(shàng)交(jiāo)换(huàn)了(le)位(wèi)置(zhi)。

Tom and Mary switched places on the bench.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)用(yòng)一(yì)台(tái)照(zhào)相(xiàng)机(jī)交(jiāo)换(huàn)一(yì)把(bǎ)吉(jí)他(tā)。

I swapped a camera for a guitar.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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