往

wǎng

to go (in a direction); to; towards

verbpreposition HSK 3.0 · Band 2

Watch it being written

Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.

往

Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

往
  • 往往wǎngwǎngusuallyB4
  • 交往jiāowǎngto associate (with)B5
  • 前往qiánwǎngto leave forB5
  • 往返wǎngfǎnto go back and forthB5
  • 来往láiwǎngto come and goB6
  • 往后wǎnghòufrom now onB6
  • 往来wǎngláidealingsB6

See it in sentences

请往这边走。

Please come this way.

往前面走。

Walk ahead.