Meaning
to go (in a direction); past; previous; towards; toward; (of a train) bound for
Chinese: 去、向或过去。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “wang” becomes a different word in each tone. 往 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 前往qián wǎngto leave for; to proceed towards; to go to
- 交往jiāo wǎngto associate (with); to have contact (with); to hang out (with); to date
- 往往wǎng wǎngusually; in many cases; more often than not
- 以往yǐ wǎngin the past; formerly
- 往返wǎng fǎnto go back and forth; to go to and fro; to do a round trip
Example Sentence
这趟火车开往上海。Zhè tàng huǒ chē kāi wǎng Shàng hǎi.This train is heading to Shanghai.
这Zhèthis趟tàngto wade火车huǒ chētrain开往kāi wǎng(of a bus, train etc) to l上海Shàng hǎiShanghai municipality (sho。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
The step radical 彳 plus 主 (sound): to head somewhere — ‘to go (toward); toward, to (a direction); past, former, previous’ (往返, 往往, 以往).
A way to remember it
To head out (彳) — to go toward; past (以往).