交
往

To associate (with) in Chinese: 交往 (jiāo wǎng)

jiāo wǎng

to associate (with)

HSK 3.0 Level 31 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to associate (with)
  2. 2to have contact (with)
  3. 3to hang out (with)
  4. 4to date
  5. 5(interpersonal) relationship
  6. 6association
  7. 7contact

Stroke order

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交
往

Zhuyin

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ㄐㄧㄠ

jiāo

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄠ/ ao—/ first tone

ㄨㄤˇ

wǎng

ㄨ/ uㄤ/ angˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 他们交往了三年才结婚。

    tā men jiāo wǎng le sān nián cái jié hūn。

    They dated for three years before getting married.

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Related words

交

jiāo

to hand over

往

wǎng

to go (in a direction)

交流

jiāo liú

to exchange

交通

jiāo tōng

to be connected

往往

wǎng wǎng

usually

交换

jiāo huàn

to exchange

交际

jiāo jì

communication

外交

wài jiāo

diplomacy

往返

wǎng fǎn

to go back and forth

交给

jiāo gěi

to give

交费

jiāo fèi

to pay a fee

交警

jiāo jǐng

traffic police (abbr. for 察)

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