交代

jiāo dài

Meaning

to hand over
to explain
to make clear
to brief (sb)
to account for
to justify oneself
to confess
to finish (colloquial)

Pinyin: jiāo dài

Character reference

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交 jiāoto connect; to deliver, to exchange; to intersect; to mix Primary radical亠 · lid 代 dàiera, generation; to substitute for, to replace Primary radical亻 · man

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