# 交头接耳 (jiāotóujiē'ěr)

In Mandarin Chinese, 交头接耳 (jiāotóujiē'ěr) means “to whisper to each other”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to whisper to each other
- Pinyin: jiāotóujiē'ěr (jiao1 tou2 jie1 er3)
- Traditional: 交頭接耳
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 开会的时候请不要交头接耳。
  Kāihuì de shíhou qǐng búyào jiāotóujiē'ěr.
  Please do not whisper to each other during the meeting.

## Characters

- [交](https://hanziro.com/word/jiao-hand-over/) (jiāo): to hand over; to pay
- [头](https://hanziro.com/word/tou-head/) (tóu): head; top
- [接](https://hanziro.com/word/jie-receive/) (jiē): to receive; to meet
- 耳 (ěr): ear; handle (archaeology)

https://hanziro.com/word/jiao-tou-jie-er-whisper-each-other/

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