coming and going; social interaction
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplesverb
to come and go; traffic; movement
Refers to the physical movement of people, vehicles, etc. The reduplicated form '来来往往' is very common.
Dà大
jiē街
shàng上
lái来
wǎng往
de的
rén人
hěn很
duō多
。
There are a lot of people coming and going on the street.
Fān翻
xiū修
lù路
miàn面
，
jìn禁
zhǐ止
chē车
liàng辆
lái来
wǎng往
。
Road repairs in progress; vehicle traffic is prohibited.
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Chē车
zhàn站
shàng上
měi每
tiān天
dōu都
yǒu有
bù不
shǎo少
lái来
lái来
wǎng往
wǎng往
de的
lǚ旅
kè客
。
Every day at the station, there are many passengers coming and going.
Zhè这
tiáo条
hé河
shì是
chuán船
zhī只
lái来
wǎng往
de的
zhòng重
yào要
tōng通
dào道
。
This river is an important passageway for boats coming and going.
verb
to have social dealings; to associate with; to visit
The tone for '往' often becomes neutral in this sense (lái wang). Refers to social visits, interactions, or maintaining relationships.
Liǎng两
jiā家
jīng经
cháng常
lái来
wǎng往
。
The two families often visit each other.
Tā他
hé和
hěn很
duō多
shāng商
jiè界
de的
péng朋
you友
dōu都
yǒu有
lái来
wǎng往
。
He associates with many friends in the business world.
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Zì自
cóng从
nà那
cì次
wù误
huì会
hòu后
，
tā他
men们
jiù就
hěn很
shǎo少
lái来
wǎng往
le了
。
Since that misunderstanding, they have had little contact with each other.