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以往

yǐ wǎng

HSK 6 2-character word

What 以往 means

1. in the past; formerly

The characters in 以往

• 以yǐto use; by means of; according to
• 往wǎngto go (in a direction); to; towards

Example sentences

• 今年下的雪比以往少。
  Jīnnián xià de xuě bǐ yǐwǎng shǎo.
  We have less snow than usual.
• 今年将会不同以往吗？
  Jīnnián jiāng huì bùtóng yǐwǎng ma?
  Will this year be different?
• 她似乎比以往任何时候都漂亮。
  Tā sìhū bǐ yǐwǎng rènhé shíhou dōu piàoliang.
  She looked more beautiful than ever.

Sounds the same

Read yǐ wǎng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 已往the past