交接 jiāojiē to come into contact
(of two things) to come into contact; to meet; to hand over to; to take over from; to associate with; to have friendly relations with; to have sexual intercourse
How to remember 交接: 交 hand over + 接 receive = to come into contact.
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- To hand over and take over duties at a transition - 办理交接 (bànlǐ jiāojiē) to handle the handover, 工作交接 (gōngzuò jiāojiē) job handover.
- Also 'where two things meet/join': 新旧交接 (xīn-jiù jiāojiē) the juncture of old and new.
- Focus is the point of transfer/contact; common when someone leaves a post and briefs a successor.