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来往

lái wǎng · lai wang

Traditional 來往

HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to come and go
  2. to have dealings with
  3. to be in relation with
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The new neighbor

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)和(hé)新(xīn)邻居(línjū)来往(láiwǎng)多(duō)吗(ma)？

    Do you keep in touch much with the new neighbor?

  2. Dengdeng

    不(bù)多(duō)，我们(wǒmen)只是(zhǐshì)见面(jiànmiàn)打招呼(dǎzhāohu)。

    Not much. We only say hello when we meet.

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)和(hé)隔壁(gébì)奶奶(nǎinai)来往(láiwǎng)很(hěn)多(duō)。

    I have a lot of dealings with the grandma next door.

  4. Dengdeng

    你们(nǐmen)怎么(zěnme)来往(láiwǎng)呢(ne)？

    How do you keep in touch?

  5. Liangliang

    她(tā)每天(měitiān)给(gěi)我(wǒ)一个(yīgè)橘子(júzi)。

    She gives me an orange every day.

  6. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)就是(jiùshì)来往(láiwǎng)吗(ma)？

    Is that what you call dealings?

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

你(nǐ)最(zuì)好(hǎo)不(bú)要(yào)和(hé)他(tā)来(lái)往(wǎng)。

You'd better not keep company with him.

Tatoeba: Chinese by shanghainese · English by U2FS · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)和(hé)很(hěn)多(duō)国(guó)家(jiā)有(yǒu)生(shēng)意(yì)来(lái)往(wǎng)。

We are doing business with many countries.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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