How to say “deal with” in Chinese
deal with, interact (with)
“Deal with” in Chinese is 打交道, dǎ jiāo dao: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
打交道 is read dǎ jiāo dao: 3 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 扌 “hand”.
On the left, 辶 “walk”. This is the famous “Tao”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “打交道”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 打交道. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 他这个人不好打交道。tāzhègerénbùhǎodǎjiāodaoHe's not easy to deal with.
- 我每天都要跟客户打交道wǒměitiāndōuyàogēnkèhùdǎjiāodaoI have to deal with clients every day.
More words from the lesson “Conversation and contact”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “deal with” in Chinese?
“Deal with” in Chinese is 打交道, pinyin dǎ jiāodao.
What does 打交道 mean?
打交道 (dǎ jiāodao) means “deal with, interact (with)”.
How do you write 打交道?
打交道 is 3 characters: 打 (dǎ) — hit, strike; 交 (jiāo) — cross; hand over; 道 (dào) — way, road. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 打交道?
打交道 is read dǎ jiāodao. Tones: dǎ — third tone, jiāo — first tone, dao — neutral tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“deal with” in the lesson “Conversation and contact”
This word is from the topic “Talking and arguing” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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