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TSUMUGU · TOCFL B2 (est.) · 詞
交代 word · TOCFL B2 (est.)
交代 =
ㄐㄧㄠ ㄉㄞˋ · jiāodài
verb — to hand over (a duty); to brief, to instruct; to explain oneself, to account for

字源 FORM — what the parts do

to hand over (交給)jiāo
to take over for (代替)dài
交代,交給的交,代替的代。
關 · Related
jiāojiēthe formal handover of a post — the same 吩咐fēnfùto instruct someone to do something — overlaps the briefing sense