交代 [－－]

Jyutping gaau1 doi6
Pinyin jiāo dai

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to hand over
  2. verb
    to confess
  3. verb, humorous
    to finish; to complete
    (syn.) 收场, 收束, 了卻, 完結, 了斷, 完结, 終, 终, 结束, 完毕, 完畢, 結, 告終, 結絕, 结绝, 結束, 了结, 完了, 了結, 了断, 结, 收場, 结脚, 告终, 了却, 結腳
  4. verb
    to ask (someone to do something); to order
    (syn.) 让, 讓, 交帶, 交带
  5. verb
    to explain; to brief; to make clear; to tell about
    (syn.) 讲明, 讲解, 解释, 阐发, 说, 介紹, 闡說, 講解, 闡明, 闡發, 說, 說解, 陈, 解說, 講明, 阐释, 介绍, 说解, 训, 阐论, 解釋, 阐明, 开释, 解说, 阐说, 拆白, 說明, 訓, 陳, 说明, 闡釋, 開釋, 分解, 拆破, 闡論

交代 [－－]

Jyutping gaau1 doi6
Pinyin jiāo dài

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to transfer (duties to sb else)
  2. to give instructions; to tell (sb to do sth)
  3. to explain; to give an account; to brief
  4. to confess; to account for oneself
  5. (jocular) to come to a bad end
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (noun) 1. Explanation; 2. Elucidation
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    講​清楚​一​啲​人​哋​有​需要​知​嘅​嘢
    to explain; to make clear
    • 佢冇交代一聲就走咗。
      佢冇交代一声就走咗。
      keoi5 mou5 gaau1 doi6 jat1 seng1 zau6 zau2 zo2.
      He went away without explaining a word.
  2. 動詞
    同一​啲​相​關​嘅​人​去​解​釋​一件​事​，​通常​同​之前​做​錯​嘅​嘢​有​關
    to account for; to justify oneself
    • 我點同人交代？
      我点同人交代？
      ngo4 dim2 tung4 jan4 gaau1 doi6
      How can I account for this to the others?
  3. 近義詞
    交帶
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to hand over
  2. verb
    to confess
  3. verb, humorous
    to finish; to complete
    (syn.) 收场, 收束, 了卻, 完結, 了斷, 完结, 終, 终, 结束, 完毕, 完畢, 結, 告終, 結絕, 结绝, 結束, 了结, 完了, 了結, 了断, 结, 收場, 结脚, 告终, 了却, 結腳
  4. verb
    to ask (someone to do something); to order
    (syn.) 让, 讓, 交帶, 交带
  5. verb
    to explain; to brief; to make clear; to tell about
    (syn.) 讲明, 讲解, 解释, 阐发, 说, 介紹, 闡說, 講解, 闡明, 闡發, 說, 說解, 陈, 解說, 講明, 阐释, 介绍, 说解, 训, 阐论, 解釋, 阐明, 开释, 解说, 阐说, 拆白, 說明, 訓, 陳, 说明, 闡釋, 開釋, 分解, 拆破, 闡論
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 五级词汇表 #392
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    把玛丽交代你去做的事告诉汤姆。
    把瑪麗交代你去做的事告訴湯姆。
    bǎ mǎ lì jiāo dài nǐ qù zuò de shì gào sù tāng mǔ 。
    • Tell Tom what Mary asked you to do.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    政府嘅政策要同公众交代。
    政府嘅政策要同公眾交代。
    zing3 fu2 ge3 zing3 caak3 jiu3 tung4 gung1 zung3 gaau1 doi6.
    • The government should tell the public about the policies.
  2. Cantonese
    佢冇交代一声就走咗。
    佢冇交代一聲就走咗。
    keoi5 mou5 gaau1 doi6 jat1 seng1 zau6 zau2 zo2.
    • He went away without explaining a word.
  3. Cantonese
    我点同人交代？
    我點同人交代？
    ngo4 dim2 tung4 jan4 gaau1 doi6
    • How can I account for this to the others?
  4. Cantonese
    政府一阵间会开个记者招待会，交代疫情嘅最新进展。
    政府一陣間會開個記者招待會，交代疫情嘅最新進展。
    zing3 fu2 jat1 zan6 gaan1 wui5 hoi1 go3 gei3 ze2 ziu1 doi6 wui2, gaau1 doi6 jik6 cing4 ge3 zeoi3 san1 zeon3 zin2.
    • The government will hold a press conference later to talk about the latest development of the epidemic.
  5. Cantonese
    作为人民公仆，就应该向人民交代。
    作為人民公僕，就應該向人民交代。
    zok3 wai4 jan4 man4 gung1 buk6, zau6 jing1 goi1 hoeng3 jan4 man4 gaau1 doi6.
    • Civil servants should be responsible to the people.