交织 jiāozhī to interweave
How to remember 交织: 交 hand over + 织 to knit = to interweave.
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How it is used
- To interweave/intertwine - often of emotions or threads mingling: 悲喜交织 (bēixǐ jiāozhī) joy and sorrow intermingled, 光影交织 (guāngyǐng jiāozhī) light and shadow interwoven.
- Largely figurative and literary; paints multiple strands blended into one texture.
- 织 (zhī) evokes weaving; the picture is different elements laced together.