一來二去
Chinese
- one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
to come two to go; to leave; to remove trad. (一來二去) 一 來 二 去 simp. (一来二去) 一 来 二 去
Pronunciation
Idiom
一來二去
- in the course of contacts; gradually; little by little
- 他們常在地裡一塊兒幹活,一來二去地也就熟了。 [MSC, trad.]
- Tāmen cháng zài dì li yīkuàir gànhuó, yīlái'èrqù de yě jiù shú le. [Pinyin]
- As they often work together in the fields, they have got to know each other quite well.
他们常在地里一块儿干活,一来二去地也就熟了。 [MSC, simp.]