交道

jiāodao

noun #12,661

Meanings

1 dealings; contact; interaction

Characters

to exchange; to interact

Examples

HSK 3

我不想跟那种人打交道。

Wǒ bù xiǎng gēn nàzhǒng rén dǎjiāodao.

I don't want to have dealings with that kind of person.

HSK 3

做生意就要跟各种人打交道。

Zuò shēngyì jiù yào gēn gèzhǒng rén dǎjiāodao.

Doing business means dealing with all kinds of people.

Tips

usage

Almost always used in the phrase 打交道 (dǎ jiāodao) meaning 'to deal with; to have contact with.' Rarely seen alone.

Stroke Order

交 jiāo

道 dào