交流 jiāoliú — to exchange, to communicate; exchange, communication
jiāoliú (first tone, high and level)jiao1liu2
to exchange, to communicate; exchange, communication
HSK 4· HSK 1–4 (classic)verbnoun
Meanings
to exchange, to communicate; exchange, communication
交, to hand across, and 流, to flow — ideas passing both ways rather than in one direction. Unlike 聊天, idle chat, 交流 usually names what is exchanged: 交流经验, share experience; 交流看法, exchange views.
verb
Example sentences
- 我想跟他交流一下学习汉语的办法。我想跟他交流一下學習漢語的辦法。Wǒ (third tone, dipping) xiǎng (third tone, dipping) gēn (first tone, high and level) tā (first tone, high and level) jiāoliú (first tone, high and level) yíxià (second tone, rising) xuéxí (second tone, rising) Hànyǔ (fourth tone, falling) de (neutral tone) bànfǎ. (fourth tone, falling)···
I’d like to compare notes with him on ways of learning Chinese.
- 这次活动是为了让学生们互相交流。這次活動是為了讓學生們互相交流。Zhè (fourth tone, falling) cì (fourth tone, falling) huódòng (second tone, rising) shì (fourth tone, falling) wèile (fourth tone, falling) ràng (fourth tone, falling) xuéshengmen (second tone, rising) hùxiāng (fourth tone, falling) jiāoliú. (first tone, high and level)···
This event is meant to let the students communicate with one another.
Common mistakes
Not quite我想交流他关于这个问题的看法。
Correct我想跟他交流关于这个问题的看法。
交流 is what two sides do together, so the other person needs 跟 or 和 in front of them — never a plain object directly after the verb, the way a one-way verb like 告诉 can take one.