递交

• Pinyin: dì jiāo
• Hanzi breakdown: 递 = 辶 + 弟 (pass along, relay); 交 = 亠 + 父 (hand over, exchange)

Meaning

To submit; to hand over; to formally present a document, report, or application to an authority.

Used in official, academic, and professional contexts for formally handing in documents. More formal than 交 or 提交. Common in legal, diplomatic, and administrative language: 递交辞呈 (submit resignation), 递交申请 (submit application).

Examples

1. 他向公司董事会正式递交了辞呈，结束了长达二十年的职业生涯。 He formally submitted his resignation to the company’s board, bringing a twenty-year career to an end.
2. 代表团在外交会谈开始前，向对方递交了一份详细的议题备忘录。 Before the diplomatic talks began, the delegation presented the other side with a detailed agenda memo.
3. 申请人须在截止日期前将完整材料递交至相关审核部门。 Applicants must submit complete materials to the relevant review department before the deadline.

Usage Guide

Context: administration, business, diplomacy, academia

Tone: neutral

Do Say

• 所有候选人须在规定期限内向招生委员会递交完整的申请材料及推荐信。(All candidates must submit complete application materials and letters of recommendation to the admissions committee within the specified deadline.)
• 大使在仪式上向东道国外长递交了国书，正式开始其驻华外交使命。(The ambassador formally presented credentials to the host country's foreign minister at the ceremony, officially commencing the diplomatic mission.)

Don't Say

• 递交给他 in informal settings — for casual hand-overs, use 交给他 or 递给他; 递交 is reserved for formal submissions

Origin & History

递 (pass on, transmit in sequence) + 交 (hand over, submit)

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal