交代 in English jiao1 dai4 Meaning

Meanings

  • to hand over
  • to explain
  • to make clear
  • to brief (somebody)
  • to account for
  • to justify oneself
  • to confess
  • (informally) to finish

Simplified Characters

交 代

Traditional Characters

交 代

Pinyin

jiao1 dai4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

交jiao1to hand over 代dai4to substitute