打交道

dǎ jiāo dào · da jiao dao

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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

In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)们(men)俩(liǎ)工(gōng)作(zuò)上(shàng)联(lián)系(xì)多(duō),经(jīng)常(cháng)打(dǎ)交(jiāo)道(dào)。

Those two communicate a lot with each other at work, often rubbing shoulders.

Tatoeba: Chinese by trieuho · English by Aphima · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)不(bù)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)跟(gēn)人(rén)打(dǎ)交(jiāo)道(dào)。

I don't like to socialize.

Tatoeba: Chinese by ryanwoo · English by cairnhead · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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