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

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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

Don't confuse with:
住佳

This word has been viewed 9916 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 26th Feb 2014 04:33

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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
See all 29 compounds (CantoDict reports 31 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 3 examples containing 往

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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