来往

來往

láiwǎng

verb HSK 6 #7,217

Meanings

1 to come and go; to have dealings with
2 contact; interaction; traffic

Characters

Coming and going — movement back and forth, or social interaction.

Examples

这条街上来往的人很多。

Zhè tiáo jiēshàng láiwǎng de rén hěnduō.

There are many people coming and going on this street.

我们两家经常来往。

Wǒmen liǎng jiā jīngcháng láiwǎng.

Our two families interact frequently.

他和那些人没有来往。

Tā hé nàxiē rén méiyǒu láiwǎng.

He has no dealings with those people.

来往车辆请减速。

Láiwǎng chēliàng qǐng jiǎnsù.

Vehicles passing through, please slow down.

Tips

usage

来往 as a noun means 'dealings/contact' (有来往 = have contact; 没有来往 = no contact). As a verb, it means 'to come and go' (来往的行人 = pedestrians going back and forth).

Stroke Order

来 lái

往 wǎng