交代 (jiāo dài): 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

Word info

Pinyin

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

Characters

2

Part of speech

verb

HSK level

HSK 7

Chinese explanation

• 把任务、工作或责任交给别人接替
• 把事情或事情的原因、经过说清楚，也指嘱咐别人做某事
• 在某些语境中还指坦白错误或罪行。