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往往

wǎng wǎng
HSK 2.0 Level 4 HSK 3.0 Level 4 Adverb Uncommon

Definitions

  1. 1. usually
  2. 2. in many cases
  3. 3. more often than not

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Word relationships

Related words

2 items
常常
cháng cháng

frequently

都表示频率高
经常
jīng cháng

frequently; constantly; regularly; often

表示动作或情况多次发生

Usage notes

Collocations

往往与"每"、"大多数"等表示规律的词语搭配，不用于将来时或个别事件。

Grammar

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HSK 2.0 Level 4+ HSK 3.0 Level 4+ 7 min
Frequency Adverbs 往往 and 偶尔

Learn Frequency Adverbs 往往 and 偶尔 with practical HSK 4 examples, focus vocabulary, common pitfalls, and targeted cloze practice.

Reading: wǎng wǎng Open guide

Example Sentences

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他 往往 晚上去散步。
He usually takes a walk in the evening.
成功的代价 往往 是失败。
The price of success is often failure.
他開會 往往 會遲到。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 880393)
她 往往 會上學遲到。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 890509)

Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org. AI-generated examples are marked with this icon.

Child Words of 往往

往
wǎng

to go (in a direction)