往 (wong5 | wang3) : go; head for; past; previous; toward

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往

wong5

wang3

[1] [v] go; head for; leave for
[2] [adj] past; previous; former
[3] [prep] toward; in the direction of

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Stroke count: 8

Level: 1

Radical: 彳 (#60)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

往

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往日 wong5 jat6 wang3 ri4 = former days; in the days past

前往 cin4 wong5 qian2 wang3 = to go to; to leave for; to proceed towards

來往 loi4 wong5 lai2 wang3 = to come and go

以往 ji5 wong5 yi3 wang3 = in the past

嚮往 hoeng3 wong5 xiang4 wang3 = to look forward to; to yearn for

交往 gaau1 wong5 jiao1 wang3 = association; contact

往返 wong5 faan2 wang3 fan3 = to go back and forth; to go to and fro

往後 wong5 hau6 = from now on

往往 wong5 wong5 wang3 wang3 = often; frequently

往年 wong5 nin4 wang3 nian2 = in years past; in previous years; formerly

往常 wong5 soeng4 wang3 chang2 = as it used to be; as one used to do in the past

往來 wong5 loi4 wang3 lai2 = to come and go; dealings

往事 wong5 si6 wang3 shi4 = past events; things that happened before

過往 gwo3 wong5 = associate with; come and go

往時 wong5 si4*2 = past

通往 tung1 wong5 tong1 wang3 = lead/go to

前塵往事 cin4 can4 wong5 si6 = the past (common formation)

往來戶口 wong5 loi4 wu6 hau2 = current account

一如既往 jat1 jyu4 gei3 wong5 yi1 ru2 ji4 wang3 = [adv] just as in the past; as before

往昔 wong5 sik1 wang3 xi1 = in the past

一往情深 jat1 wong5 cing4 sam1 yi1 wang3 qing2 shen1 = be passionately devoted; be head over heels in love

禮尚往來 lai5 soeng6 wong5 loi4 li3 shang4 wang3 lai2 = one good turn deserves another

往事不堪回首 wong5 si6 bat1 ham1 wui4 sau2 wang3 shi4 bu4 kan1 hui2 shou3 = find it unbearable to recall events (memories) of the past

長此以往 coeng4 ci2 ji5 wong5 chang2 ci3 yi3 wang3 = should things continue as thus; if things go on this way

勇往直前 jung5 wong5 zik6 cin4 yong3 wang3 zhi2 qian2 = to bravely charge forward; to courageously advance

既往不咎 gei3 wong5 bat1 gau3 ji4 wang3 bu2 jiu4 = let someone of the hook for past mistakes

開往 hoi1 wong5 kai1 wang3 = (of a bus, train etc) to leave for, heading for

一直往前 jat1 zik6 wong5 cin4 yi1 zhi2 wang3 qian2 = straight ahead

來往戶口 loi4 wong5 wu6 hau2 = current account; checking account

港幣往來戶口 gong2 bai6 wong5 loi4 wu6 hau2 = Hong Kong Dollars Current Account

人際交往 jan4 zai3 gaau1 wong5 ren2 ji4 jiao1 wang3 = human communication (common formation)

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王先生要經廣州前往桂林。
Mr Wong wants to go to Guilin via Guangzhou.

我往常都是步行去上班。國
I used to go to work on foot.

大批物資運往災區。
A great amount of goods have been transported to the disaster area.
[Passive voice can often be expressed without using the passive marker 被 or other similar prepositions, esp for written expressions. ]

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