打交道 [－－－]

Jyutping daa2 gaau1 dou6
Pinyin dǎ jiāo dào

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to come into contact with
  2. to have dealings
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to make friends
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    通過​行動​、​活動​，​同人​或​組織​建立​關​係
    to come into contact with someone; to have dealings with someone
    • 千祈唔好同黑社會打交道啊！好危險㗎！
      千祈唔好同黑社会打交道啊！好危险㗎！
      cin1 kei4 m4 hou2 tung4 haak1 se5 wui2 daa2 gaau1 dou6 aa3! hou2 ngai4 him2 gaa3!
      Do not deal with criminals in the underworld! That is very dangerous!
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, verb-object
    to have dealings with; to come into contact with; to socialize
    (syn.) 過從, 過往, 來往, 交游, 應酬, 交际, 溝通, 沟通, 往來, 社交, 交遊, 周旋, 过从, 过往, 往来, 交際, 交流, 交往, 来往, 鋪排, 应酬
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #681
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    别和这个人打交道。
    別和這個人打交道。
    bié hé zhè ge rén dǎ jiāo dào 。
    • Don't get involved with that guy.
  2. Mandarin
    您不要和那个人打交道，我担心他会骗您。
    您不要和那個人打交道，我擔心他會騙您。
    nín bù yào hé nà gè rén dǎ jiāo dào ， wǒ dān xīn tā huì piàn nín 。
    • Don't get involved with that guy. I'm worried that he might cheat you.
  3. Mandarin
    他们俩工作上联系多，经常打交道。
    他們倆工作上聯繫多，經常打交道。
    tā men liǎ gōng zuò shàng lián xì duō ， jīng cháng dǎ jiāo dào 。
    • Those two communicate a lot with each other at work, often rubbing shoulders.
  4. Mandarin
    我不喜欢跟人打交道。
    我不喜歡跟人打交道。
    wǒ bù xǐ huan gēn rén dǎ jiāo dào 。
    • I don't like to socialize.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    𠮶班教友话你同邪魔打交道，个个都唔肯同你埋堆呀。
    嗰班教友話你同邪魔打交道，個個都唔肯同你埋堆呀。
    go2 baan1 gaau3 jau5 waa6 nei5 tung4 ce4 mo1 daa2 gaau1 dou6, go3 go3 dou1 m4 hang2 tung4 nei5 maai4 deoi1 aa3.
    • The other church members all refuse to associate with you because they say you're dealing with the devil.
  2. Cantonese
    王老板打算进军大陆市场，好积极同内地权贵打交道。
    王老闆打算進軍大陸市場，好積極同內地權貴打交道。
    wong4 lou5 baan2 daa2 syun3 zeon3 gwan1 daai6 luk6 si5 coeng4, hou2 zik1 gik6 tung4 noi6 dei6 kyun4 gwai3 daa2 gaau1 dou6.
    • Mr. Wong intends to enter the Chinese mainland market, so he is proactively making connections with the elite there.
  3. Cantonese
    千祈唔好同黑社会打交道啊！好危险㗎！
    千祈唔好同黑社會打交道啊！好危險㗎！
    cin1 kei4 m4 hou2 tung4 haak1 se5 wui2 daa2 gaau1 dou6 aa3! hou2 ngai4 him2 gaa3!
    • Do not deal with criminals in the underworld! That is very dangerous!
  4. Cantonese
    渠务署成日要同判头 打交道，系笪油水地。
    渠務署成日要同判頭 打交道，係笪油水地。
    keoi4 mou6 cyu5 sing4 jat6 tung4 pun3 tau4 daa2 gaau1 dou6, hai6 daat3 jau4 seoi2 dei6.
    • The drainage service department often deals with contractors; it's a real gold mine if you're looking for profit.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    民警说，年轻人在最黄金的年纪就和毒品打交道，无异于在拿自己的人生玩火、走钢丝，稍有不慎就可能万劫不复，民警也希望这次惩戒能让他们悬崖勒马。
    民警説，年輕人在最黃金的年紀就和毒品打交道，無異於在拿自己的人生玩火、走鋼絲，稍有不慎就可能萬劫不復，民警也希望這次懲戒能讓他們懸崖勒馬。
    mín jǐng shuō ， nián qīng rén zài zuì huáng jīn de nián jì jiù hé dú pǐn dǎ jiāo dào ， wú yì yú zài ná zì jǐ de rén shēng wán huǒ ， zǒu gāng sī ， shāo yǒu bù shèn jiù kě néng wàn jié bù fù ， mín jǐng yě xī wàng zhè cì chéng jiè néng ràng tā men xuán yá lè mǎ ．
    • The police says that for teens in their prime age, coming into contact with drugs is no different from playing with fire or walking a tightrope and risking their lives. One small mistake could lead to lifelong doom. The police also hopes that this discplinary action can urge them to pull back before it is too late.