往 wǎng / wàng in a sentence
Towards (to go - past - previous); Bound for
往 (wǎng / wàng) means Towards (to go - past - previous), Bound for. Below are 24 of the 58 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
这个火车 往 北京开。
Zhège huǒchē wǎng Běijīng kāi.
This train goes towards Beijing.
Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 往
往 前走，商店就在右边。
Wǎng qián zǒu, shāngdiàn jiù zài yòubian.
Walk straight ahead; the shop is on the right.
Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 往
他们交 往 了两年。
Tāmen jiāowǎng le liǎng nián.
They have been seeing each other for two years.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 交往
和他交 往 很轻松。
Hé tā jiāowǎng hěn qīngsōng.
It is easy to get along with him.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 交往
成功 往 往 在细节。
Chénggōng wǎngwǎng zài xìjié.
Success often lies in the details.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 细节
一直 往 前走就到了。
Yìzhí wǎng qián zǒu jiù dào le.
Keep going straight ahead and you'll be there.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 一直
请买一张 往 返机票。
Qǐng mǎi yì zhāng wǎngfǎn jīpiào.
Please buy a return air ticket.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 往返
他比 往 常回来得晚。
Tā bǐ wǎngcháng huílái de wǎn.
He came back later than usual.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 往常
这座城市让人向 往 。
Zhè zuò chéngshì ràng rén xiàngwǎng.
This city makes one long to go there.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 向往
以 往 这里很少下雪。
Yǐwǎng zhèlǐ hěn shǎo xià xuě.
In the past it rarely snowed here.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 以往
往 东走就能看见银行。
Wǎng dōng zǒu jiù néng kànjiàn yínháng.
Walk east and you'll see the bank.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 东
往 西走五百米就到了。
Wǎng xī zǒu wǔbǎi mǐ jiù dào le.
Walk five hundred metres west and you're there.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 西
他 往 往 六点就起床了。
Tā wǎngwǎng liù diǎn jiù qǐ chuáng le.
He is often up by six.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 往往
火苗顺着窗帘 往 上窜。
Huǒmiáo shùnzhe chuānglián wǎng shàng cuàn.
The flames shot up along the curtain.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 窜
中国人讲究礼尚 往 来。
Zhōngguórén jiǎngjiu lǐshàngwǎnglái.
Chinese people set store by reciprocal courtesy.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 礼尚往来
时间埋葬了那段 往 事。
Shíjiān máizàng le nà duàn wǎngshì.
Time buried that episode of the past.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 埋葬
细节里 往 往 藏着魔鬼。
Xìjié lǐ wǎngwǎng cángzhe móguǐ.
The devil is often hidden in the details.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 魔鬼
请把椅子 往 里挪一挪。
Qǐng bǎ yǐzi wǎng lǐ nuó yi nuó.
Please shift the chair in a bit.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 挪
失败 往 往 能带来启示。
Shībài wǎngwǎng néng dàilái qǐshì.
Failure often brings enlightenment.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 启示
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From the graded readers
去年我们差点儿因为一件小事不再来 往 。
qùnián wǒmen chā / chà / chāi diǎn ér yīnwèi yíjiàn xiǎoshì bùzài láiwǎng.
Last year we nearly stopped speaking over something trivial.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · A Misunderstanding
他说：“很远，你一直 往 前走，到第二个路口 往 左拐。”
tā shuō:" hěn yuǎn, nǐ yìzhí wǎng / wàng qián zǒu, dào dì'èr gè lù kǒu wǎng / wàng zuǒ guǎi."
He said, "It's a long way. Go straight on and turn left at the second junction."
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Getting Lost
往 appears in 58 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 往
Each of these has sentences of its own, so you can see the character doing a different job in each one.
Questions about 往
How is 往 used in a sentence?
This page shows 58 sentences using 往 (wǎng / wàng, "Towards (to go - past - previous), Bound for"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 往 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 往 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Is 往 an HSK word?
Yes — 往 is on the official HSK 2 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 2 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 往?
The dictionary page for 往 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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