打
交
道

To come into contact with in Chinese: 打交道 (dǎ jiāo dào)

dǎ jiāo dào

to come into contact with

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-92 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to come into contact with
  2. 2to have dealings

Stroke order

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打
交
道

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ㄉㄚˇ

dǎ

ㄉ/ dㄚ/ aˇ/ third tone

ㄐㄧㄠ

jiāo

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄠ/ ao—/ first tone

ㄉㄠˋ

dào

ㄉ/ dㄠ/ aoˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

See 打交道 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 别和这个人打交道。

    bié hé zhè ge rén dǎ jiāo dào。

    Don't get involved with that guy.

  • 我不喜欢跟人打交道。

    wǒ bù xǐ huan gēn rén dǎ jiāo dào。

    I don't like to socialize.

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Related words

交

jiāo

to hand over

打

dǎ

to beat

道

dào

road

知道

zhī dào

to know

打扫

dǎ sǎo

to clean

打算

dǎ suàn

to plan

街道

jiē dào

street

报道

bào dào

to report (news)

打扮

dǎ ban

to decorate

打扰

dǎ rǎo

to disturb

打印

dǎ yìn

to affix a seal

打折

dǎ zhé

to give a discount

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