交通
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)Old HSK 4
交通 (jiāotōng) · traffic
交通 (jiāotōng) means “traffic; transportation”. It is written with 2 characters: 交 (to hand in) + 通 (to go through). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 交通 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)
通 tōng · to go through
What 通 is made of
- 辶 — walking, moving
- 甬yǒng — path
- 用yòng — to use
- 冂 — frame
- 用yòng — to use
Origin hint: 辶 gives the meaning, 甬 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这里交通很方便。Zhèlǐ jiāotōng hěn fāngbiàn.Transportation here is very convenient.
早上的交通怎么样？Zǎoshàng de jiāotōng zěnmeyàng?How is the traffic in the morning?
Questions about 交通
What does 交通 mean?
交通 (jiāotōng) means “traffic; transportation”.
How do you pronounce 交通?
交通 is pronounced jiāotōng.
Which HSK level is 交通?
交通 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 公交车gōngjiāochēbus
- 交给jiāogěito hand over to
- 交朋友jiāo péngyouto make friends
- 交费jiāofèito pay a fee
- 交警jiāojǐngtraffic police
- 交流jiāoliúto communicate
- 交往jiāowǎngto associate with
- 交易jiāoyìdeal
- 外交wàijiāodiplomacy
- 交换jiāohuànto exchange
Learn 交通 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 38: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.