wǎng

魍

Character · Verb · Preposition · AdjectiveTraditional往

go; toward; past

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Meanings

3 senses · 9 examples
1.

verb

to go (to); to leave for; to head toward

Indicates movement toward a destination.

Tā他
zuó昨
tiān天
qù去
běi北
jīng京
le了
 。

He went to Beijing yesterday.

Qǐng请
wǎng往
zhè这
biān边
zǒu走
 。

Please walk this way.

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Liè列
chē车
zhèng正
wǎng往
shàng上
hǎi海
fāng方
xiàng向
xíng行
shǐ驶
 。

The train is traveling toward Shanghai.

2.

preposition

toward; in the direction of

Indicates direction of movement or orientation.

Wǎng往
dōng东
zǒu走
jiù就
shì是
yín银
háng行
 。

Go toward the east and you will find the bank.

Tā他
tái抬
tóu头
wǎng往
tiān天
shàng上
kàn看
 。

He raised his head and looked up toward the sky.

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Qǐng请
wǎng往
qián前
kàn看
 ,
bù不
yào要
huí回
tóu头
 。

Please look forward; don't turn back.

3.

adjective

past; previous; former; gone

Used to describe time that has passed.

Zhè这
xiē些
dōu都
shì是
wǎng往
shì事
 ,
bù不
yào要
zài再
tí提
le了
 。

These are all past events; don't bring them up again.

Wǎng往
nián年
de的
dōng冬
tiān天
méi没
yǒu有
zhè这
me么
lěng冷
 。

Previous winters were not this cold.

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Tā他
shí十
fēn分
huái怀
niàn念
wǎng往
xī昔
de的
shí时
guāng光
 。

He deeply misses the time gone by.