打交道

dǎjiāodao

phrase HSK 7-9 #4,171

Meanings

1 to deal with
2 to have contact with
3 to interact with

Characters

to do; to engage in

exchange; interact

Examples

我不喜欢跟这种人打交道。

Wǒ bù xǐhuan gēn zhèzhǒng rén dǎjiāodao.

I don’t like dealing with this kind of person.

做生意就要跟各种各样的人打交道。

Zuòshēngyi jiùyào gēn gèzhǒnggèyàng de rén dǎjiāodao.

Doing business means dealing with all kinds of people.

Tips

grammar

Always used with 跟 or 和: 跟...打交道. The person you deal with comes before 打交道.

Stroke Order

打 dǎ

交 jiāo

道 dào