交给

• Pinyin: jiāo gěi
• Hanzi breakdown: 交 (jiāo) — to hand over, to submit; 给 (gěi) — to give, to

Meaning

To hand over to; to give to; to entrust to. The act of passing something to a specific person.

Combines 交 (to hand in) with 给 (to, for) to specify the recipient. Used for delivering documents, assigning tasks, or entrusting responsibilities to someone.

Examples

1. 请把这封信交给他。 Please hand this letter to him.
2. 她把钥匙交给了邻居。 She gave the key to the neighbor.
3. 老师把这件事交给我来做。 The teacher assigned this task to me.

Usage Guide

Context: everyday, work, responsibilities

Tone: practical

Do Say

• 请把文件交给我。(Please hand the documents to me.)
• 这件事交给你了。(I'm entrusting this matter to you.)

Don't Say

• 不要省略给后面的对象 (Don't omit the recipient after 交给 — always specify who you are handing it to)

Origin & History

Compound of 交 (to hand over, to submit) and 给 (to give, to). Together they specify the act of handing something to a particular person.

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal