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往

wǎng

HSK 4 Character

What 往 means

1. to go (in a direction)
2. to
3. towards
4. (of a train) bound for
5. past
6. previous

Other readings

往 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• wǎngold variant of {往|wǎng}

Example sentences

• 往前开。
  Wǎng qián kāi.
  Drive on.
• 往后站！
  Wǎnghòu zhàn!
  Stand back!
• 既往不咎。
  Jìwǎngbùjiù.
  Let bygones be bygones.
• 往后退点。
  Back off.
• 车往前走。
  The car was going forward.
• 我往右拐了。
  I turned right.

Words starting with 往

• 往往wǎng wǎngusually; in many cases; more often than not
• 往返wǎng fǎnto go back and forth; to go to and fro; to do a round trip
• 往事wǎng shìpast events; former happenings
• 往常wǎng chángusual; customary
• 往前wǎng qián(in) the past; ahead; forward; in the future
• 往后wǎng hòufrom now on; in the future; time to come
• 往来wǎng láidealings; contacts; to go back and forth
• 往日wǎng rìformer days; the past
• 往年wǎng niánin former years; in previous years
• 往昔wǎng xīthe past
• 往复wǎng fùto go and come back; to make a return trip; backwards and forwards…
• 往心里去wǎng xīn li qùto take sth to heart; to take sth seriously
• 往届wǎng jièformer sessions; former years
• 往例wǎng lì(usual) practice of the past; precedent
• 往外wǎng wàiout; outbound; departing
• 往时wǎng shípast events; former times
• 往生wǎng shēngto be reborn; to live in paradise (Buddhism); to die
• 往程wǎng chéngoutbound leg (of a bus or train journey etc)
• 往还wǎng huánto contact; to have dealings (with sb)
• 往死里wǎng sǐ lǐ(colloquial) (to beat etc) to death
• 往事如风wǎng shì rú fēngthe past is vanished like the wind; gone beyond recall
• 往复运动wǎng fù yùn dòngbackwards and forwards action (e.g. of piston or pump); reciprocating motion
• 往古wǎng gǔin former times; in olden days
• 往初wǎng chū(literary) former times; in olden days

Words containing 往

• 交往jiāo wǎngto associate (with); to have contact (with); to hang out (with)
• 以往yǐ wǎngin the past; formerly
• 向往xiàng wǎngto yearn for; to look forward to
• 一如既往yī rú jì wǎng(idiom) just as in the past; as before; continuing as always
• 继往开来jì wǎng kāi láito follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition…
• 前往qián wǎngto leave for; to proceed towards; to go to
• 来往lái wǎngto come and go; to have dealings with; to be in relation with
• 通往tōng wǎngto lead to
• 过往guò wǎngto come and go; to have friendly relations with; in the past
• 赶往gǎn wǎngto hurry to (somewhere)
• 人来人往rén lái rén wǎng(idiom) people coming and going; bustling with activity
• 神往shén wǎngto be fascinated; to be rapt; to long for
• 逃往táo wǎngto run away; to go into exile
• 勇往直前yǒng wǎng zhí qiánto advance bravely
• 古往今来gǔ wǎng jīn láisince ancient times; since times immemorial
• 一往情深yī wǎng qíng shēndeeply attached; devoted
• 转往zhuǎn wǎngto change (to final stretch of journey)
• 去往qù wǎng(formal) to go to; to head for
• 已往yǐ wǎngthe past
• 开往kāi wǎng(of a bus, train etc) to leave for; heading for
• 常来常往cháng lái cháng wǎngto visit frequently; to have frequent dealings (with); to see each other often
• 从此往后cóng cǐ wǎng hòufrom here on
• 无往不利wú wǎng bù lì(idiom) to be successful in every endeavor
• 独来独往dú lái dú wǎng(idiom) to be a loner; to keep to oneself

Characters that look like 往

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 住zhùto live; to reside; to stay; to stop; to cease…
• 位wèiposition; location; place
• 抹mǒto smear; to wipe; to erase
• 栋dòngclassifier for houses or buildings; ridgepole (old)
• 拦lánto block sb's path; to obstruct; to flag down (a taxi)
• 狭xiánarrow; narrow-minded

Sounds the same

Read wǎng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 网net; web; network; to net; to catch with a net
• 枉to twist; crooked; unjust
• 罔to deceive; there is none; old variant of 网
• 惘disappointed; perplexed
• 辋tire; wheel band
• 魍used in 魍魉
• 罒net (Kangxi radical 122)
• 罓net (Kangxi radical 122)
• 蝄used in 蝄蜽
• 蛧old variant of 魍