How to say “communicate” in Chinese
communicate, exchange
“Communicate” in Chinese is 交流, jiāo liú: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
交流 is read jiāo liú: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 氵 — “water”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “交流”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 交流. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 文化需要交流和融合wénhuàxūyàojiāoliúhérónghéCultures need exchange and fusion.
- 语言不是交流的障碍yǔyánbúshìjiāoliúdezhàng’àiLanguage is no barrier to communication.
More words from the lesson “Let's talk it over”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “communicate” in Chinese?
“Communicate” in Chinese is 交流, pinyin jiāoliú.
What does 交流 mean?
交流 (jiāoliú) means “communicate, exchange”.
How do you write 交流?
交流 is 2 characters: 交 (jiāo) — cross; hand over; 流 (liú) — flow; stream. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 交流?
交流 is read jiāoliú. Tones: jiāo — first tone, liú — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“communicate” in the lesson “Let's talk it over”
This word is from the topic “Politeness and conversation” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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