交代

• 拼音: jiāo dài
• 汉字拆解: 交 = 六 (six) + 乂 (cross), meaning to exchange; 代 = 亻(person) + 弋 (arrow), meaning substitute

含义

To explain; to hand over; to confess. Giving instructions or accounting for something.

Has multiple meanings: to hand over work/tasks, to explain or brief someone, or to confess (especially in legal contexts). The context determines which meaning applies.

例句

1. 离职前他把工作认真交代给了接替他的同事。
2. 妈妈出门前交代我要按时吃饭、早点休息。
3. 在警察的询问下，嫌疑人最终交代了作案经过。

用法指南

语境: work, family, legal, instructions

语气: serious

正确说法

• 我有几件事要交代你。(I have a few things to tell you about.)
• 他交代了事情的经过。(He explained what happened.)

错误说法

• 交代给他这本书 (For giving objects, use 给 or 递给 — 交代 is for tasks, instructions, or information)

起源与历史

Compound of 交 (to hand over, exchange) + 代 (to substitute, generation), meaning to hand over to another.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal