交流
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 4
交流 (jiāoliú) · to communicate
交流 (jiāoliú) means “to communicate; to exchange; exchange”. It is written with 2 characters: 交 (to hand in) + 流 (to flow). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 交流 is built
The characters
交 jiāo · to hand in
What 交 is made of
- 六liù — six
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 亠tóu — lid
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: A person with crossed (intersecting) legs (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
流 liú · to flow
What 流 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 㐬liú — pennant
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 厶sī — private
- 川chuān — stream
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亠tóu — lid
Origin hint: 氵 gives the meaning, 㐬 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我们常用汉语交流。Wǒmen cháng yòng Hànyǔ jiāoliú.We often communicate in Chinese.
你想跟中国学生交流吗？Nǐ xiǎng gēn Zhōngguó xuésheng jiāoliú ma?Would you like to talk with Chinese students?
Questions about 交流
What does 交流 mean?
交流 (jiāoliú) means “to communicate; to exchange; exchange”.
How do you pronounce 交流?
交流 is pronounced jiāoliú.
Which HSK level is 交流?
交流 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 公交车gōngjiāochēbus
- 交给jiāogěito hand over to
- 交朋友jiāo péngyouto make friends
- 交通jiāotōngtraffic
- 交费jiāofèito pay a fee
- 交警jiāojǐngtraffic police
- 交往jiāowǎngto associate with
- 交易jiāoyìdeal
- 外交wàijiāodiplomacy
- 交换jiāohuànto exchange
Learn 交流 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 58: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.