in English

wǎng verb, preposition HSK 2
to go (in a direction) / to / towards / (of a train) bound for / past / previous
wàng
to go (in a direction) / to / towards / (of a train) bound for / past / previous

Measure word

  • road (CL:條|条[tiao2]); journey; route; line (bus etc); sort; kind attested in use

Stroke order

Le caractère 往 tracé avec le numéro de chaque trait à son point de départ
Numbered strokes
Stroke-by-stroke animation of the character 往 Show the animation

Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi, derived from the Arphic PL fonts under the Arphic Public License.

How it used to be written

Forms, sources and dates: the 字形演變 database of 小學堂, Academia Sinica, public domain (CC0).

Examples

  • 1497年,约翰卡博特前往加拿大探险。

    In 1497, John Cabot explored Canada.

  • 三十二名领奖学金的马达加斯加学生飞往中国。

    Thirty-two Madagascan students who receive scholarship are flying to China.

  • 不要往地上扔任何东西。

    Don't throw anything onto the floor.

  • 不要往我房间里看。

    Don't look into my room.

  • 人是生而自由的,但却无往不在枷锁之中。

    Man is born free; and everywhere he is in chains.

  • 他一如往常,没有剃鬍子就上班去了。

    As is often the case with him, he went to the office without shaving.

  • 他们为了找到黄金而前往澳大利亚。

    They went out to Australia seeking gold.

  • 他在1970年前往伦敦。

    He went to London in 1970.

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