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Jiao Tong - Daily Mandarin Lesson

"Traffic" in Mandarin Chinese

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Jiao Tong

Meaning

(automobile) traffic; communication

Pronunciation

Tone marks: ►jiāo tōng
Tone numbers: jiao1 tong1

Chinese Characters

Traditional: 交通
Simplified: 交通

First Character: 交 (jiāo) – to deliver; to turn over; to make friends; to intersect (lines); to pay (money)
Second Character: 通 (tōng) – go through; know well; to connect; to communicate; open

Examples of Jiāo Tōng

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Gāo sù gōng lù de jiāo tōng hěn shùn chàng.
高速公路的交通很順暢
高速公路的交通很顺畅
The freeway traffic is moving along nicely.

Shàng xià bān de jiān fēng shí jiān jiāo tōng hěn yōng jǐ.
上下班的尖峰時間交通很擁擠
上下班的尖峰时间交通很拥挤
Rush-hour traffic is very congested.

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