往

wǎng

go, in the direction of; towards; to, past; previous

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go; past; previous; towards; wend

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go; past; previous; toward; wend; fro

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wǎng

adj. past, previous

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wang3

to go (in a direction), to, towards, (of a train) bound for, past, previous

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1) 往

wǎng

动

（去） go:

来往 come and go;

寒来暑往 as summer goes and winter comes

形

（过去的） past; previous:

往昔 in the past;

一如既往 just as in the past

介

（向） toward; in the direction of; to:

往天上看 look up to the sky;

往东走去 go in an eastward direction;

昨天有一架飞机飞往大连。 An airplane started for Dalian yesterday.

另见 wàng。

2) 往(望)

wàng

介

（向） toward; to:

往好 (坏)处想 think of the better (unfavourable) possibilities of a situation;

往前走 go forward;

往后退 retreat backward;

往右拐 turn to the right;

劲往一处使 all directing their efforts toward the same goal;

水往低处流。 Water naturally flows downhill.; Water always finds its own level.

另见 wǎng。

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往|往 [wǎng] ► to go (in a direction) ► to ► towards ► (of a train) bound for ► past ► previous