往来
wǎng lái
Pinyin

Definition

往来
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wǎng lái
  1. dealings
  2. contacts
  3. to go back and forth

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

往
wǎng
  1. 1 to go (in a direction)
  2. 2 to
  3. 3 towards
  4. 4 (of a train) bound for
  5. 5 past
  6. 6 previous
往事
wǎng shì
  1. 1 past events
  2. 2 former happenings
往往
wǎng wǎng
  1. 1 usually
  2. 2 in many cases
  3. 3 more often than not
一如既往
yī rú jì wǎng
  1. 1 just as in the past (idiom); as before
  2. 2 continuing as always
交往
jiāo wǎng
  1. 1 to associate (with)
  2. 2 to have contact (with)
  3. 3 to hang out (with)
  4. 4 to date
  5. 5 (interpersonal) relationship
  6. 6 association
  7. 7 contact
以往
yǐ wǎng
  1. 1 in the past
  2. 2 formerly
来往
lái wǎng
  1. 1 to come and go
  2. 2 to have dealings with
  3. 3 to be in relation with
前往
qián wǎng
  1. 1 to leave for
  2. 2 to proceed towards
  3. 3 to go
向往
xiàng wǎng
  1. 1 to yearn for
  2. 2 to look forward to
往来
wǎng lái
  1. 1 dealings
  2. 2 contacts
  3. 3 to go back and forth
往前
wǎng qián
  1. 1 to move forwards
往外
wǎng wài
  1. 1 out
  2. 2 outbound
  3. 3 departing
往常
wǎng cháng
  1. 1 usual
  2. 2 customary
往年
wǎng nián
  1. 1 in former years
  2. 2 in previous years
往后
wǎng hòu
  1. 1 from now on
  2. 2 in the future
  3. 3 time to come
往日
wǎng rì
  1. 1 former days
  2. 2 the past
往返
wǎng fǎn
  1. 1 to go back and forth
  2. 2 to go to and fro
  3. 3 round trip
通往
tōng wǎng
  1. 1 to lead to
过往
guò wǎng
  1. 1 to come and go
  2. 2 to have friendly relations with
  3. 3 in the past
  4. 4 previous
开往
kāi wǎng
  1. 1 (of a bus, train etc) to leave for
  2. 2 heading for

Idioms (11)

一如既往
yī rú jì wǎng
  1. 1 just as in the past (idiom); as before
  2. 2 continuing as always
一往无前
yī wǎng wú qián
  1. 1 to advance courageously (idiom)
  2. 2 to press forward
人往高处走，水往低处流
rén wǎng gāo chù zǒu , shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú
  1. 1 man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom)
  2. 2 one should constantly strive to make progress
往事已矣
wǎng shì yǐ yǐ
  1. 1 the past is dead (idiom)
既往不咎
jì wǎng bù jiù
  1. 1 to forget and not bear recriminations (idiom); to let bygones be bygones
  2. 2 There is no point in crying over spilt milk.
熙来攘往
xī lái rǎng wǎng
  1. 1 a place buzzing with activity (idiom)
独来独往
dú lái dú wǎng
  1. 1 coming and going alone (idiom); a lone operator
  2. 2 keeping to oneself
  3. 3 unsociable
  4. 4 maverick
礼尚往来
lǐ shàng wǎng lái
  1. 1 lit. proper behavior is based on reciprocity (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to return politeness for politeness
继往开来
jì wǎng kāi lái
  1. 1 to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
  2. 2 forming a bridge between earlier and later stages
迎来送往
yíng lái sòng wǎng
  1. 1 lit. to meet those arriving, to send of those departing (idiom); busy entertaining guests
  2. 2 all time taken over with social niceties
鉴往知来
jiàn wǎng zhī lái
  1. 1 to observe the past to foresee the future (idiom, taken loosely from Book of Songs); studying ancient wisdom gives insight into what is to come

Sample Sentences

中非关系已经超出经贸往来和政治交流层面，这次峰会以后，中非关系将进入一个更高的战略层次。
ZhōngFēi guānxi yǐjīng chāochū jīngmào wǎnglái hé zhèngzhì jiāoliú céngmiàn ，zhècì fēnghuì yǐhòu ，ZhōngFēi guānxi jiāng jìnrù yīgē gèng gāo de zhànlu:è céngcì 。
China-Africa relations have already surpassed economic and trade exchanges and political exchanges. After this summit, China-Africa relations will enter a higher strategic level.
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粤港澳大湾区以环珠江口区域为核心，背靠大陆面向南海，地处国际航线要冲，是中国与海上丝绸之路沿线国家海上往来距离最近的经济发达区域。大湾区的发展也同时可以作为中国一带一路的催化剂，粤港澳大湾区是一个策略性发展，目的是连接中亚到欧洲的丝绸之路经济带和南亚到非洲和中东的海上丝绸之路的经济。
Yuègǎngàodàwānqū yǐ huánzhūjiāngkǒu qūyù wéi héxīn ，bèikào Dàlù miànxiàng NánHǎi ，dìchǔ guójì hángxiàn yàochōng ，shì Zhōngguó yǔ hǎishàng sīchóuzhīLù yánxiàn guójiā hǎishàng wǎnglái jùlí zuìjìn de jīngjì fādá qūyù 。dàwānqū de fāzhǎn yě tóngshí kěyǐ zuòwéi zhōngguó yīdàiyīlù de cuīhuàjì ，yuègǎngàodàwānqū shì yīgē strategic fāzhǎn ，mùdì shì liánjiē zhōngYà dào ōuzhōu de sīchóuzhīlù jīngjì dài hé nányà dào fēizhōu hé zhōngdōng de hǎishàng sīchóuzhīlù de jīngjì 。
The Greater Bay Area is centered around the Pearl River Estuary, facing inland China and the South China Sea, linked to international transportation routes and an economic region closest to the Maritime Silk Road. The development of the area should also act as a catalyst for China’s Belt and Road Initiative - it is a strategic development that aims to link the economies along the Silk Road Economic Belt (Central Asia to Europe) and the Maritime Silk Road (South Asia to Africa and the Middle East) together.
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我们以后不要往来了。
wǒmen yǐhòu bù yào wǎnglái le 。
Let's not stay in contact from now on.
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他倒是没谈过全球化，不过他的理想世界是“小国寡民”，还有“邻国相望，鸡犬相闻，民至老死不相往来”，你说呢？
tā dào shì méi tán guo quánqiúhuà ，búguò tā de lǐxiǎng shìjiè shì “xiǎo guó guǎ mín ”，háiyǒu “línguó xiāng wàng ，jī quǎn xiāng wén ，mín zhì lǎo sǐ bù xiāng wǎnglái ”，nǐ shuō ne ？
I'm certain he didn't mention globalization, but his ideal world was a "little state with a small population," and he said that a neighbouring state should be within sight, and the voices of the fowls and dogs should be heard all the way from one state to the other, but that the people up until old age or even to death should not have any intercourse with the other state.
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最好你们能多提供一些交易资料，比如原厂发票啊，交易往来函电、信用证、国内销售单据什么的，总之资料越齐越好。
zuì hǎo nǐmen néng duō tígōng yīxiē jiāoyì zīliào ，bǐrú yuánchǎng fāpiào ā ，jiāoyì wǎnglái hándiàn 、xìnyòng zhèng 、guónèi xiāoshòu dānjù shénme de ，zǒngzhī zīliào yuè qí yuè hǎo 。
It's best that you provide information on transactions, like receipts from the original factory, correspondence on transactions, letters of credit, sales receipts from China, the more complete the information the better.
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小时候，我最护着你小姨了，所以她现在特别疼你。等明年她要是有孩子了，这钱还得返回去。这叫礼尚往来。懂吗？
xiǎoshíhou ，wǒ zuì hù zhe nǐ xiǎoyí le ，suǒyǐ tā xiànzài tèbié téng nǐ 。děng míngnián tā yàoshì yǒu háizi le ，zhè qián hái děi fǎn huíqù 。zhè jiào lǐshàngwǎnglái 。dǒng ma ？
When we were little, I always took the best care of your auntie. So now she loves you dearly. Next year, if she has a child, you'll have to give this money back. That's called, ``what goes around, comes around." Do you understand?
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