往来

wǎng lái

HSK 3.0 Level 6 Verb Uncommon

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Definitions

1. dealings
2. contacts
3. to go back and forth

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 断绝 duàn jué 断绝 duàn jué to sever; to break off 断绝往来: to sever; to break off

Related words

1 item

• 贸易 mào yì 贸易 mào yì (commercial) trade 商业往来: (commercial) trade

Synonyms

2 items

• 交往 jiāo wǎng 交往 jiāo wǎng to associate (with) 人际往来: to associate (with)
• 来往 lái wǎng 来往 lái wǎng to come and go 互相往来: to come and go

Usage notes

Common mistakes

往来 is typically used in formal or business contexts, not for casual visits among friends.

Formality

In spoken Chinese, 来往 is more common for everyday social interactions.

Example Sentences

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两国之间的贸易 往来 十分频繁。

Trade dealings between the two countries are very frequent.

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Words Containing 往来

• 往来帐户 往来帐户 wǎng lái zhàng hù: current account (in bank)
• 礼尚往来 礼尚往来 lǐ shàng wǎng lái: lit. proper behavior is based on reciprocity (idiom)

Child Words of 往来

• 来 来 lái: to come
• 往 往 wǎng: to go (in a direction)