交往 jiāowǎng to associate (with)
to associate (with); to have contact (with); to hang out (with); to date; (interpersonal) relationship; association; contact
How to remember 交往: 交 hand over + 往 towards = to associate (with).
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How it is used
- Means to socialize or maintain contact with people: 与人交往 (socialize with others), 人际交往 (interpersonal relations, a fixed phrase).
- Can also imply romantic dating between two people: 他们在交往 - they're seeing each other - context makes the romantic sense clear.
- More formal and written than casual hang-out phrasing like 一起玩.
Example sentences
- 谁告诉你我和汤姆在交往的？ Shuí gàosù nǐ wǒ hé tāngmǔ zài jiāowǎng de?Who told you that Tom and I are dating?