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Definitions
- 1. to go (in a direction)
- 2. to
- 3. towards
- 4. (of a train) bound for
- 5. past
- 6. previous
Example Sentences
1 shown他開會 往 往 會遲到。
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 往
see 勇往直前[yǒng wǎng zhí qián]
(coll.) (to beat etc) to death
dealings
to run away
to come and go
(of a vehicle, boat etc) to travel to; to head for
(usual) practice of the past
the past is vanished like the wind; gone beyond recall
in the past
outbound leg (of a bus or train journey etc)
usual
coming and going alone (idiom); a lone operator
not censure sb for his past misdeeds
the past
man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom)
to lead to
to hurry to (somewhere)
to be successful in every endeavor
to yearn for
to bring shame to
not to reciprocate is against etiquette (classical)
usually
to come and go
lit. proper behavior is based on reciprocity (idiom)
see 迎來送往|迎来送往[yíng lái sòng wǎng]
past
former sessions
lit. to meet those arriving, to send of those departing (idiom); busy entertaining guests
in former times
lit. to swallow one's knocked-out teeth after getting punched in the face (idiom)
contacts
the past is dead (idiom)
to observe the past to foresee the future (idiom, taken loosely from Book of Songs); studying ancient wisdom gives insight into what is to come
to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
(literary) former times
just as in the past (idiom); as before
to take sth to heart
see 一往無前|一往无前[yī wǎng wú qián]
to advance courageously (idiom)
(of a bus, train etc) to leave for
to be reborn
contrary to usual
to associate (with)
see 胳膊肘朝外拐[gē bo zhǒu cháo wài guǎi]
to visit frequently
to change (to final stretch of journey)
to advance bravely
see 人往高處走，水往低處流|人往高处走，水往低处流[rén wǎng gāo chù zǒu , shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú]
the past
to leave for; to proceed towards; to go to
out
from here on
to be fascinated
past events
current account (in bank)
thoughts wandering far away
to go back and forth; to go to and fro; to do a round trip
to belittle
blunt
to forget and not bear recriminations (idiom); to let bygones be bygones
reciprocating saw
straight ahead
one's thoughts fly to a longed-for place or person
in former years
as usual
in former years
a place buzzing with activity (idiom)
past events
backwards and forwards action (e.g. of piston or pump)
to go and come back
from now on
past events
deeply attached
former days; the past
since ancient times
to move forwards