交往
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
交往 (jiāowǎng) · to associate with
交往 (jiāowǎng) means “to associate with; to have contact; to date”. It is written with 2 characters: 交 (to hand in) + 往 (towards). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 交往 is built
The characters
交 jiāo · to hand in
What 交 is made of
- 六liù — six
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 亠tóu — lid
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: A person with crossed (intersecting) legs (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
往 wǎng · towards
What 往 is made of
- 彳chì — to step with the left foot
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 王wáng — king
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 彳 gives the meaning, 王 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他很喜欢跟人交往。Tā hěn xǐhuan gēn rén jiāowǎng.He really likes socializing with people.
我和他交往了很多年，是好朋友。Wǒ hé tā jiāowǎng le hěn duō nián, shì hǎo péngyou.He and I have known each other for many years; we are good friends.
Questions about 交往
What does 交往 mean?
交往 (jiāowǎng) means “to associate with; to have contact; to date”.
How do you pronounce 交往?
交往 is pronounced jiāowǎng.
Which HSK level is 交往?
交往 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 公交车gōngjiāochēbus
- 交给jiāogěito hand over to
- 交朋友jiāo péngyouto make friends
- 交通jiāotōngtraffic
- 交费jiāofèito pay a fee
- 交警jiāojǐngtraffic police
- 交流jiāoliúto communicate
- 交易jiāoyìdeal
- 外交wàijiāodiplomacy
- 交换jiāohuànto exchange
Learn 交往 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 59: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.