交代

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Chinese

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to deliver; to turn over; to make friends
to deliver; to turn over; to make friends; to intersect (lines); to pay (money)
 
substitute; replace; generation
substitute; replace; generation; dynasty; geological era; era; age; period
 
simp. and trad.
(交代)
alternative forms 交待

Pronunciation

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Verb

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交代

  1. to hand over
  2. to explain; to brief; to make clear; to tell about
  3. to ask (someone to do something); to order
  4. to confess
  5. to finish; to complete
    今天不是就要交代這裡 [MSC, trad.]
    今天不是就要交代这里 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ jīntiān shì bù shì jiùyào jiāodài zài zhèlǐ le? [Pinyin]
    Am I going to die here today?

Synonyms

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  • (to hand over):
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  • (to explain):
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  • (to ask someone to do something):
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  • (to confess):
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  • (to finish):
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See also

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
こう
Grade: 2
たい
Grade: 3
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
交替

Noun

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(こう)(たい) (kōtai

  1. relief
  2. alternation

Derived terms

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Verb

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(こう)(たい)する (kōtai surusuru (stem (こう)(たい) (kōtai shi), past (こう)(たい)した (kōtai shita))

  1. to relieve, to relieve a person
  2. to take turns, to alternate

Conjugation

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