jiao

or chiao

[ jyou ]

noun

, plural jiao.

1. a copper-zinc coin and monetary unit of the People's Republic of China, the 10th part of a yuan, equal to 10 fen.

Word History and Origins

Origin of jiao¹

First recorded in 1970–75; from Chinese jiǎo

Example Sentences

Even so, the results could be “revolutionary,” says immunologist Linrong Lu of the Shanghai Immune Therapy Institute at the Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, who was not involved in the study.

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