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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)
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Language exchange night

  1. Dengdeng

    今天(jīntiān)咖啡馆(kāfēiguǎn)有(yǒu)语言(yǔyán)交流(jiāoliú)活动(huódòng)。

    The cafe has a language exchange event today.

  2. Liangliang

    什么(shénme)是(shì)语言(yǔyán)交流(jiāoliú)？

    What is a language exchange?

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)教(jiāo)我(wǒ)英语(yīngyǔ)，我(wǒ)教(jiāo)你(nǐ)中文(zhōngwén)，互相(hùxiāng)交流(jiāoliú)。

    You teach me English, I teach you Chinese, and we exchange.

  4. Leon

    听起来(tīngqilai)不错(bùcuò)！我们(wǒmen)用(yòng)中文(zhōngwén)交流(jiāoliú)吧(ba)。

    Sounds good! Let's talk in Chinese.

  5. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)！你(nǐ)先(xiān)说(shuō)。

    OK! You go first.

  6. Leon

    你好(nǐhǎo)！谢谢(xièxie)！再见(zàijiàn)！我(wǒ)说完(shuōwán)了(le)！

    Hello! Thanks! Goodbye! I'm done!

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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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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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