来往 láiwǎng to come and go
to come and go; to have dealings with; to be in relation with
怎么记住“来往”: 来 come + 往 towards = to come and go.
汉字
用法
- Two senses: coming and going (traffic) - 来往车辆 (láiwǎng chēliàng) passing vehicles; and social dealings/contact - 密切来往 (mìqiè láiwǎng) close association, 不相来往 (bù xiāng láiwǎng) have no contact.
- The 'social interaction/dealings' sense is very common: 和他有来往 (have dealings with him).
- Contrast 交往 (jiāowǎng, associate/date); 来往 is more about ongoing contact/exchange between parties.
例句
- 他跟他们干脆地断绝来往了。 Tā gēn tāmen gāncuì de duànjuéláiwǎng le.He made a clean break with them.