打 dǎ
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 丁 nail
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
打交道
dǎjiāodao
to come into contact with, to deal with
Characters in this word
交 jiāo
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 亠 — lid, cover
- Made of
- 六 six 乂 to govern
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
道 dào
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 首 chief, head, leader
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 他长期和供应商打交道，特别了解行业里的潜规则。 Tā chángqī hé gōngyìngshāng dǎ jiāodao, tèbié liǎojiě hángyè lǐ de qiánguīzé. He has dealt with suppliers for a long time and understands the industry's hidden rules particularly well.
- 做销售工作每天都要和不同的人打交道。 Zuò xiāoshòu gōngzuò měitiān dōu yào hé bùtóng de rén dǎ jiāodao. Working in sales means dealing with different people every day.
- 我不太喜欢和爱占便宜的人打交道。 Wǒ bú tài xǐhuan hé ài zhàn piányi de rén dǎ jiāodao. I don't much like dealing with people who always try to get something for nothing.
Related words
- 打 dǎ to hit; to play (a ball game); to make (a call)
- 打车 dǎchē to take a taxi
- 打电话 dǎdiànhuà to make a phone call
- 打开 dǎkāi to open, to turn on
- 打球 dǎqiú to play ball
- 打工 dǎgōng to work a temporary job
- 打算 dǎsuàn to plan; plan
- 打印 dǎyìn to print
- 打破 dǎpò to break
- 打听 dǎting to ask around; to find out
- 打 dá a dozen (measure word)
- 打败 dǎbài to defeat