来来往往

來來往往
láiláiwǎngwǎng
phrase #24,391

Meanings

  1. 1 coming and going
  2. 2 back and forth
  3. 3 bustling with people

Examples

Jiē shàng láiláiwǎngwǎng de xíngrén hěn duō.
There are many pedestrians coming and going on the street.
Tāmen liǎng jiā láiláiwǎngwǎng, guānxi yīzhí hěn hǎo.
The two families have always kept in close contact, visiting back and forth.

Tips

grammar
来来往往 is an AABB reduplication of 来往 (láiwǎng, to come and go / dealings). The AABB pattern intensifies the sense of repeated or continuous activity, often conveying liveliness or busyness.

Stroke Order

lái
wǎng