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向往

xiàng wǎng

HSK 6 2-character word Traditional 嚮往

What 向往 means

1. to yearn for
2. to look forward to

The characters in 向往

• 向xiàngtowards; to face; to turn towards
• 往wǎngto go (in a direction); to; towards

Example sentences

• 每个人都向往幸福。
  Měigerén dōu xiàngwǎng xìngfú.
  Everybody desires happiness.
• 我向往着和她一起看那部电影.
  Wǒ xiàngwǎng zhe hé tā yīqǐ kàn nà bù diànyǐng.
  I am looking forward to seeing the film with her.
• 没有什么可以阻挡，我对自由的向往。
  Méiyǒu shénme kěyǐ zǔdǎng, wǒ duì zìyóu de xiàngwǎng.
  Nothing can keep me from yearning for freedom.
• 没有什幺可以阻挡，我对自由的向往。
  Nothing can keep me from yearning for freedom.