向往

向往 xiàngwǎng in a sentence

Yearn for (look forward to)

Full dictionary entry HSK 6 3 sentences

向往 (xiàngwǎng) means Yearn for (look forward to). Below are 3 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

他一直 向往 自由的生活。

Tā yìzhí xiàngwǎng zìyóu de shēnghuó.

He has always longed for a free life.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 向往

他 向往 无忧无虑的生活。

Tā xiàngwǎng wúyōuwúlǜ de shēnghuó.

He longs for a carefree life.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 无忧无虑

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Questions about 向往

How is 向往 used in a sentence?

This page shows 3 sentences using 向往 (xiàngwǎng, "Yearn for (look forward to)"), 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.

Is 向往 an HSK word?

Yes — 向往 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

Where can I see the full entry for 向往?

The dictionary page for 向往 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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