打
交
道

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The word 打交道 is formed from the character 打, meaning "to strike" or "to undertake", prefixed to 交道, a compound where 交 means "to exchange" and 道 means "way", thus together signifying "dealings". The entire construction creates a verb phrase meaning "to have dealings with" through the literal sense of "striking exchanges along a path".

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我经常和邻居打交道。

Wǒ jīngcháng hé línjū dǎ jiāo dào.

I often interact with my neighbors.

做销售需要善于跟陌生人打交道。

Zuò xiāoshòu xūyào shànyú gēn mòshēngrén dǎ jiāo dào.

Working in sales requires being good at dealing with strangers.

要学会和自己内心的情绪打交道。

Yào xuéhuì hé zìjǐ nèixīn de qíngxù dǎ jiāo dào.

You need to learn how to deal with the emotions within yourself.

在工作中，我们不可避免地要和各种各样的人打交道。

Zài gōngzuò zhōng, wǒmen bùkě bìmiǎn de yào hé gèzhǒng gèyàng de rén dǎ jiāo dào.

At work, we inevitably have to deal with all kinds of people.

移居海外意味着你必须学习与一种全新的文化打交道。

Yíjū hǎiwài yìwèizhe nǐ bìxū xuéxí yǔ yī zhǒng quánxīn de wénhuà dǎ jiāo dào.

Moving overseas means you must learn to engage with a completely new culture.

Word Definition - 打交道

dǎ jiāo dào to come into contact with; to have dealings

Individual Character Details

打 dá, dǎ
交 jiāo
道 dào