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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
HSK 2 Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 8 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

往
wǎng
to go, to depart; past, former
HSK 2 8 丶

Compound Words (20)

往岁
wǎngsuì
in former years
交往
jiāowǎng
to associate (with)
HSK 5
往生
wǎngshēng
to be reborn
往程
wǎngchéng
outbound leg (of a bus or train journey etc)
通往
tōngwǎng
to lead to
往迹
wǎngjì
past events
往返
wǎngfǎn
to go back and forth
HSK 5
往还
wǎnghuán
contacts
驶往
shǐwǎng
bound for
向往
xiàngwǎng
to yearn for
HSK 6
已往
yǐwǎng
the past
既往
jìwǎng
past
开往
kāiwǎng
(of a bus, train etc) to leave for
派往
pàiwǎng
to dispatch sb somewhere
往事
wǎngshì
past events
HSK 6
以往
yǐwǎng
in the past
HSK 6
往来
wǎnglái
dealings
来往
láiwǎng
to come and go
神往
shénwǎng
to be fascinated
往例
wǎnglì
(usual) practice of the past

Example Sentences (2)

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
太高了，往下看多害怕啊！
Tài gāo le, wǎng xià kàn duō hàipà a!
It's so high; looking down is so scary!
Text 1

Alternate Entries

往
wǎng
old variant of [[往<wǎng>]]
HSK 2

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
2
Character Frequency Rank
368
Word Frequency Rank
972 of 84,292