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交换

jiāohuàn

to exchange
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01 · MEANING

交换

交换 (jiāohuàn) is an HSK 5 Chinese word. Its most common English meaning is to exchange; depending on context, it can also mean to swap or to switch (telecom). Read the examples below to choose the meaning that fits the sentence.

01to exchange
02to swap
03to switch (telecom)
04commutative (math)
02 · EXAMPLES

交换

可以跟我交换房间吗?Kě yǐ gēn wǒ jiāo huàn fáng jiān ma ?

Could you exchange rooms with me?

汤姆和玛丽在长凳上交换了位置。Tāng mǔ hé mǎ lì zài cháng dèng shàng jiāo huàn le wèi zhì。

Tom and Mary switched places on the bench.

我用一台照相机交换一把吉他。Wǒ yòng yì tái zhào xiàng jī jiāo huàn yì bǎ jí tā。

I swapped a camera for a guitar.

03 · PRACTISE WRITING

Practise writing

04 · QUICK CHECK

Quick check

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