交 代

jiāodài

Meaning

to transfer (duties to sb else)
to give instructions; to tell (sb to do sth)
to explain; to give an account; to brief

Show 2 more meanings

to confess; to account for oneself
(jocular) to come to a bad end

Example

老實交代！

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

jiāoHSK 26 strokesto hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn over dàiHSK 35 strokesto be a substitute for; to act on behalf of; to replace; to substitute

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Not to be confused with: 胶带 (jiāodài, adhesive tape)