打交道

dǎjiāodao

phrase HSK 7 #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 zhè zhǒng 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。

Zuò shēngyi jiù yào 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