Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,519,067,792 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

jiao

   Also found in: Wikipedia 0.06 sec.
jiao  (jyou) also chiao (chyou)
n. pl. jiao also chiao
See Table at currency.
[Chinese jio, one tenth of a dollar.]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.jiao - 10 jiao equal 1 yuan in China
Chinese monetary unit - the monetary unit in the People's Republic of China
kwai, yuan - the basic unit of money in China
fen - 100 fen equal 1 yuan in China


How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
Add definition
? Mentioned in ? References in periodicals archive
 
Upon entering a Chinese mosque, for example, one may encounter a prominent inscription with the ideograms kai tian gu jiao (the primordial religion from the world's beginning).
Islam and the Cultural Imperative by Abd-Allah, Umar Faruq / Cross Currents
The newly developed lens is "the only adaptive lens that is practical for presbyopia patients,' says biomedical and optical engineer Shuliang Jiao of the University of Miami (Fla.
Switch-a-vision: electric spectacles could aid aging eyes by Weiss, P. / Science News
Those who sing the praise of Japanese colonialists are three-legged (animals) (san jiao zi).
Between war and peace: ethical dilemmas of intellectuals and ... by Hao, Zhidong / Pacific Affairs
More results
 
Dictionary/thesaurus browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.