Writing
交往 (jiāo wǎng) — how to say "to associate with" in Chinese
交往
To associate with, to have contact with
verb
Character composition
交
to socialize
往
to go, towards
Radicals / Keys
彳
Step
#60 · chì · 3 strokes
亠
Lid
#8 · tóu · 2 strokes
Collocations
与人交往
yǔ rén jiāowǎng
to interact with people
交往多年
jiāowǎng duō nián
to have known each other for years
正常交往
zhèngcháng jiāowǎng
normal interaction
Examples
他们俩在大学时期就开始交往，现在是很好的朋友。
They started associating with each other during university and are now good friends.
交往密切
To associate closely.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say "to associate with" in Chinese?
"to associate with" in Chinese is 交往 (jiāo wǎng).
交往 meaning in English
交往 (jiāo wǎng) means "To associate with, to have contact with".
How is 交往 pronounced?
It is pronounced jiāo wǎng (written as jiao wang, jiaowang). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "to associate with" in Chinese characters?
It is written 交往: 交 has 6 strokes, 往 has 8 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 交往?
交往 belongs to the HSK 5 vocabulary list.
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