往 (wong5) — go; head for; leave for in Cantonese
wongˏ₅往Mandarin Pinyin: wang3
Meaning of 往
noungo; head for; leave for
nounpast; previous; former
nountoward; in the direction of
Example Sentences with 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。
I used to go to work on foot.
daaiˍ₆大paiˉ¹批matˍ₆物ziˉ¹資wanˍ₆運wongˏ₅往zoiˉ¹災keoiˉ¹區。
A great amount of goods have been transported to the disaster area.
samˉ¹心hoeng˗₃嚮wongˏ₅往nguˎ₄遨jauˎ₄遊
Heart longs for travelling.
ngoˏ₅我wongˏ₅往zanˍ₆陣heoi˗₃去
I'm going that way.
Words Containing 往
往日wong5 jat6
former days; in the days past
既往不咎gei3 wong5 bat1 gau3
let someone of the hook for past mistakes
勇往直前jung5 wong5 zik6 cin4
to bravely charge forward; to courageously advance
往返wong5 faan2
to go back and forth; to go to and fro
往年wong5 nin4
in years past; in previous years; formerly
長此以往coeng4 ci2 ji5 wong5
should things continue as thus; if things go on this way
一如既往jat1 jyu4 gei3 wong5
just as in the past; as before
一如往昔jat1 jyu4 wong5 sik1
Like always
往來wong5 loi4
to come and go; to and fro; back and forth
一直往前jat1 zik6 wong5 cin4
straight ahead
過往gwo3 wong5
associate with; come and go
往時wong5 si2
past
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