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往 wǎng

towards; to (a direction)

Strokes
8
Level
HSK 2
Radical
彳
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 彳王 ⿰彳⿱？王

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  1. 他往前走了。
    Tā wǎng qián zǒu le.
    He walked forward.
    he toward front walk (particle)
  2. 你们经常交往吗？
    Nǐmen jīngcháng jiāowǎng ma?
    Do you two often keep in touch?
    you-plural often associate (question)
  3. 请往左边走。
    Qǐng wǎng zuǒbian zǒu.
    Please go to the left.
    please toward left-side walk
  4. 他往往不按时到。
    Tā wǎngwǎng bú ànshí dào.
    He often doesn't arrive on time.
    he often not according-to-time arrive
  5. 从这里往北走十分钟就到了。
    Cóng zhèlǐ wǎng běi zǒu shí fēnzhōng jiù dào le.
    Walking north from here for ten minutes gets you there.
    from here toward north walk ten minute then arrive (particle)

Words with 往 (10)