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往
wǎng
1.
to go (in a direction)
2.
to
3.
towards
4.
(of a train) bound for
5.
past
6.
previous
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
交往
jiāowǎng
to associate (with)
以往
yǐwǎng
in the past
来往
láiwǎng
to come and go
前往
qiánwǎng
to leave for
向往
xiàngwǎng
to yearn for
已往
yǐwǎng
the past
往事
wǎngshì
past events
往来
wǎnglái
dealings
往例
wǎnglì
(usual) practice of the past
往初
wǎngchū
(literary) former times
往前
wǎngqián
to move forwards
往古
wǎnggǔ
in former times
往外
wǎngwài
out
往届
wǎngjiè
former sessions
往常
wǎngcháng
habitually (in the past)
往年
wǎngnián
in former years
往往
wǎngwǎng
often
往后
wǎnghòu
from now on
往复
wǎngfù
to go and come back
往日
wǎngrì
in former days
Example Sentences (4)
我记得过了长江大桥往右一拐就有一个，大概有四五公里远。
Wǒ jìde guò le chángjiāng dàqiáo wǎng yòu yì guǎi jiù yǒu yí gè, dàgài yǒu sì wǔ gōnglǐ yuǎn.
I remember after crossing the Yangtze River Bridge, make a right turn and there is one, about four or five kilometers away.
Text 1
从这儿一直往前走，到了前面的路口再往右走。
Cóng zhèr yìzhí wǎng qián zǒu,dào le qiánmiàn de lùkǒu zài wǎng yòu zǒu.
Go straight ahead from here, then at the intersection ahead turn right.
Text 4
刚才我还有点儿担心来不及呢。一会儿加完油，往西走五百米就能上高速公路。走高速公路大约半个小时就到了。
Gāngcái wǒ hái yǒudiǎnr dānxīn láibùjí ne. Yíhuìr jiā wán yóu, wǎng xī zǒu wǔbǎi mǐ jiù néng shàng gāosù gōnglù. Zǒu gāosù gōnglù dàyuē bàn gè xiǎoshí jiù dào le.
Just now I was still a little worried we wouldn't make it. After we finish refueling in a bit, go west for five hundred meters and we can get on the expressway. Taking the expressway, we'll get there in about half an hour.
Text 1
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Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 2
- Character Frequency Rank
- 368
- Word Frequency Rank
- 972 of 84,292