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title: "Jiaohu Meaning: 交互 (jiāohù) Means “to interact”"
description: "交互 (jiāohù) means “to interact; interactive”. Hear its tones, see what 交 and 互 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiaohu"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 交互 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

交互 jiāohù

## to interact; interactive

## It can also mean

- mutually; alternately

## Its characters

1. 交 jiāo to hand over
2. 互 hù mutual

## In a sentence

用户可以和这个机器人直接交互。 Users can interact directly with this robot.

[More about 交互](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%BA%A4%E4%BA%92)

## More words with 交 or 互

- [成交 chéngjiāo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chengjiao)
- [公交车 gōngjiāochē](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gongjiaoche)
- [互补 hùbǔ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hubu)
- [互动 hùdòng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hudong)
- [互联网 hùliánwǎng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hulianwang)
- [互相 hùxiāng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huxiang)
- [互助 hùzhù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huzhu)
- [交叉 jiāochā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiaocha)
- [交代 jiāodài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiaodai)
- [交付 jiāofù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiaofu)

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