Chinese words starting with “jiao”
63 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable jiao. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 19 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.
Initial j · final iao · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 1st tone 35
- 2nd tone 1
- 3rd tone 13
- 4th tone 14
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
Common words with this syllable
- 交易jiāo yìHSK 3
to deal; to trade; to transact; transaction; deal
- 教育jiào yùHSK 2
to educate; to teach; education
- 交给jiāo gěiHSK 2
to give; to deliver; to hand over
- 教授jiào shòuHSK 4
professor; to instruct; to lecture on
- 交通jiāo tōngHSK 2
to be connected; traffic; transportation; communications; liaison
- 交流jiāo liúHSK 3
to exchange; exchange; communication; interaction; to have social contact (with sb)
- 教练jiào liànHSK 3
instructor; sports coach; trainer
- 角度jiǎo dùHSK 2
angle; point of view
- 教师jiào shīHSK 2
teacher
- 交往jiāo wǎngHSK 3
to associate (with); to have contact (with); to hang out (with); to date; (interpersonal) relationship; association; contact
- 教学jiào xuéHSK 2
teaching; instruction
- 教室jiào shìHSK 2
classroom
- 饺子jiǎo ziHSK 2
dumpling; pot-sticker
- 交警jiāo jǐngHSK 3
traffic police (abbr. for 察)
- 教材jiào cáiHSK 3
teaching material
- 交朋友jiāo péng youHSK 2
to make friends; (dialect) to start an affair with sb
- 叫作jiào zuòHSK 2
to call; to be called
- 交费jiāo fèiHSK 3
to pay a fee
- 教学楼jiào xué lóuHSK 1
teaching block; school building
All 63 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 叫 | jiào | v,p,n | to shout; to call; to order; to ask; to be called; by (indicates agent in the passive mood) | |
| 2 | 交 | jiāo | v,g | to hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn over; to make friends; to intersect (lines); variant of 跤 | |
| 3 | 教 | jiào | v,g | religion; teaching; to make; to cause; to tell | |
| 4 | 脚 | jiǎo | n,q | foot; leg (of an animal or an object); base (of an object); classifier for kicks | |
| 5 | 角 | jiǎo | n,q,g | angle; corner; horn; horn-shaped; unit of money equal to 0.1 yuan, or 10 cents (a dime) | |
| 6 | 较 | jiào | d,p | to compare; to dispute; compared to; (before adj.) relatively; comparatively; rather; also pr. [jiǎo] | |
| 7 | 骄傲 | jiāo ào | an,a | pride; arrogance; conceited; proud of sth | |
| 8 | 交换 | jiāo huàn | v,vn | to exchange; to swap; to switch (telecom); commutative (math); to commute | |
| 9 | 教训 | jiào xun | n,v | to provide guidance; to lecture sb; to upbraid; a talking-to; a bitter lesson | |
| 10 | 轿车 | jiào chē | n | enclosed carriage for carrying passengers; motor carriage; car or bus; limousine | |
| 11 | 角落 | jiǎo luò | n | nook; corner | |
| 12 | 焦点 | jiāo diǎn | n | focal point; focus (lit. and fig.) | |
| 13 | 焦 | jiāo | a,g | burnt; scorched; charred; worried; anxious; coke; joule (abbr. for 耳) | |
| 14 | 交谈 | jiāo tán | v,vn | to discuss; to converse; chat; discussion | |
| 15 | 交叉 | jiāo chā | v,vn,d | to cross; to intersect; to overlap | |
| 16 | 教堂 | jiào táng | n | church; chapel | |
| 17 | 脚步 | jiǎo bù | n | footstep; step | |
| 18 | 焦虑 | jiāo lǜ | a,an | anxious; worried; apprehensive | |
| 19 | 搅 | jiǎo | v | to disturb; to annoy; to mix; to stir | |
| 20 | 交代 | jiāo dài | v,vn | to transfer (duties to sb else); to give instructions; to tell (sb to do sth); to explain; to give an account; to brief; to confess; to account for oneself; (jocular) to come to a bad end | |
| 21 | 浇 | jiāo | v | to pour liquid; to irrigate (using waterwheel); to water; to cast (molten metal); to mold | |
| 22 | 郊区 | jiāo qū | s | suburban district; outskirts; suburbs | |
| 23 | 嚼 | jiáo | v | to chew; also pr. [jué] | |
| 24 | 较量 | jiào liàng | vn,v | to pit oneself against sb; to compete with sb; contest; battle; to haggle; to quibble | |
| 25 | 缴 | jiǎo | v | to hand in; to hand over; to seize | |
| 26 | 狡猾 | jiǎo huá | a,an | crafty; cunning; sly | |
| 27 | 搅拌 | jiǎo bàn | v,vn | to stir; to agitate | |
| 28 | 交际 | jiāo jì | v,vn | communication; social intercourse | |
| 29 | 交付 | jiāo fù | v,vn | to hand over; to deliver | |
| 30 | 绞 | jiǎo | v | to twist (strands into a thread); to entangle; to wring; to hang (by the neck); to turn; to wind; classifier for skeins of yarn | |
| 31 | 矫正 | jiǎo zhèng | v | to correct; to rectify (e.g. a physical defect such as hearing or vision); to cure; rectification; correction; to straighten | |
| 32 | 胶囊 | jiāo náng | n | (pharm.) capsule | |
| 33 | 交涉 | jiāo shè | v,vn | to negotiate (with); to have dealings (with) | |
| 34 | 教科书 | jiào kē shū | n | textbook | |
| 35 | 脚印 | jiǎo yìn | n | footprint | |
| 36 | 焦急 | jiāo jí | a,ad | anxiety; anxious | |
| 37 | 胶片 | jiāo piàn | n | (photographic) film | |
| 38 | 交接 | jiāo jiē | vn,v | (of two things) to come into contact; to meet; to hand over to; to take over from; to associate with; to have friendly relations with; to have sexual intercourse | |
| 39 | 交锋 | jiāo fēng | v,vn | to cross swords; to have a confrontation (with sb) | |
| 40 | 交替 | jiāo tì | v,d,vn | to replace; alternately; in turn | |
| 41 | 教养 | jiào yǎng | n,v | to educate; to bring up; to nurture; upbringing; breeding; culture | |
| 42 | 郊外 | jiāo wài | s | outskirts | |
| 43 | 胶带 | jiāo dài | n | adhesive tape; magnetic tape | |
| 44 | 交情 | jiāo qing | n | friendship; friendly relations | |
| 45 | 教育部 | jiào yù bù | nt | Ministry of Education | |
| 46 | 交集 | jiāo jí | v | (of diverse emotions) to occur simultaneously; to intermingle; common ground; points of commonality; overlap; connection; interaction; dealings; (math.) (set theory) intersection | |
| 47 | 缴费 | jiǎo fèi | vn,v | to pay a fee | |
| 48 | 交界 | jiāo jiè | v,vn | common boundary; common border | |
| 49 | 缴纳 | jiǎo nà | v | to pay (taxes etc) | |
| 50 | 叫好 | jiào hǎo | v | to applaud; to cheer |
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