往来 (wǎng lái) — to go back and forth; to come and go; to have dealings or contacts (with each other)
Definition
往来 means both physical coming-and-going and having social or business dealings. Compare 往返 and 来回, which are purely about trips/movement with no 'dealings' sense.
verb
to go back and forthto come and goto have dealings or contacts (with each other)
Examples
- 往来。Dì tiě zhàn lǐ rén qún wǎng lái bú duàn.Crowds of people constantly come and go in the subway station.
- 往来。Zhè liǎng jiā gōng sī yǐ jīng wǎng lái duō nián le.These two companies have had dealings for many years.
- ，往来。Tā men suī rán zhù dé hěn jìn, dàn hěn shǎo wǎng lái.Although they live very close, they rarely have contact with each other.
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