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jiāo

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English meaning

  • breakthrough noun A sudden, important advance or discovery that overcomes a major obstacle.
  • canyon noun A deep, narrow valley with steep sides, usually carved out by a river over a long time.
  • communicate verb To share information or ideas with someone, whether by speaking, writing, or gesture.
  • compose verb To make up or form the parts of something.
  • convey verb To communicate an idea, feeling, or message.
  • cusp noun A critical point where something is about to change or begin.
  • envisage verb To conceive or see something within one's mind; to imagine or envision.
  • impart verb To pass on knowledge, advice, or a quality to someone.
  • interface noun The point where two systems, devices, or people meet and interact.
  • pin noun A short, thin, pointed piece of metal used to fasten things together, such as fabric.
  • plicate adj Folded multiple times lengthwise like a fan, usually lending stiffness to a flat structure such as a leaf; corrugated; pleated.
  • present adj Existing or happening right now; current.
  • relay verb To pass on information received from one person or source to another.
  • render verb To cause something to become a certain way.
  • set verb To put something in a particular place or position.
  • tender adjective Gentle, loving, or showing warm affection.

Senses

交 is used for these senses in English:

  • breakthrough (military) An advance through and past enemy lines.
  • canyon A valley, especially a long, narrow, steep valley, cut in rock by a river.
  • communicate (transitive) To impart or transmit (information or knowledge) to someone; to make known, to tell. [from 16th c.]
  • compose (transitive) To make something by merging parts. [from later 15th c.]
  • convey To communicate; to make known; to portray.
  • cusp (figuratively) An important moment when a decision is made that will determine future events.
  • envisage To conceive or see something within one's mind; to imagine or envision.
  • hand in (transitive) To give something to a responsible person.

breakthrough — full definition

  1. noun A sudden, important advance or discovery that overcomes a major obstacle.
  2. adj Describing a case of illness occurring despite protection, such as after vaccination.

canyon — full definition

  1. noun A deep, narrow valley with steep sides, usually carved out by a river over a long time.
  2. verb Of water or another liquid, to cut a canyon-like channel as it flows.

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