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往
往
wǎng
prep./v. towards, to; go, head for
Other meanings
[wǎng]   char. previous, past; the past
彳    step with left foot
 n/a 
Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
EXAMPLES
请​问​我​应​该​往​哪​里​走​？
請​問​我​應​該​往​哪​裡​走​？
qǐng wèn wǒ yīng gāi wáng ná lí zǒu ?
phr. Excuse me, can you show me the way please?; where should I go?
一​直​往​前​走​就​到​车​站​了​。
一​直​往​前​走​就​到​車​站​了​。
yì zhí wǎng qián zǒu jiù dào chē zhàn le .
phr. Go straight ahead and you'll arrive at the station.
古​往​今​来​
古​往​今​來​
gú wǎng jīn lái
idiom. from ancient to modern times, through (throughout) the ages
一​来​一​往​
一​來​一​往​
yì lái yì wǎng
idiom. (alternation or repetition of an action) back and forth
来​而​不​往​
來​而​不​往​
lái ér bù wǎng
phr. not make a return for what one receives, not give sth in return