交代

MEANING

1. 壹动verb

   to give instructions; to tell (sb to do sth)

   中告诉某人要做什么；把工作或责任交给别人gàosu mǒurén yào zuò shénme; bǎ gōngzuò huò zérèn jiāo gěi biéren

   • tājiāodàilegōngzuò.

     他交代了工作。🔊

     He handed over his work.

2. 貳动verb

   to confess; to account for oneself

   中说明事情的原因和经过；坦白告诉shuōmíng shìqing de yuányīn hé jīngguò；tǎnbái gàosu

   • tājiāodàilesuǒyǒudeshìqíng.

     他交代了所有的事情。🔊

     He confessed to everything.

3. 參动verb

   to transfer (duties to sb else)

   中把工作或责任转给别人bǎ gōngzuò huò zérènwù zhuǎn gěi biérén

   • tābǎgōngzuòjiāodàigěixīnjīnglǐ.

     他把工作交代给新经理。🔊

     He handed over his work to the new manager.

4. 肆动verb

   to explain; to give an account; to brief

   中说明事情的经过或原因shuōmíng shìqing de jīngguò huò yuányīn

   • qǐngnǐjiāodàiyīxià.

     请你交代一下。🔊

     Please explain a bit about it.

5. 伍动verb

   (jocular) to come to a bad end

   中死亡；生命结束sǐwàng；shēngmìng jiéshù

   • tāzhècìkǎoshìkěndìngyàojiāodàile.

     他这次考试肯定要交代了。🔊

     He's definitely going to fail this exam.