Meaning of wǎng:

wǎng

Verb

old variant of 往[wang3]; to go (in a direction)

Tā méi wǎng qián zǒu, ér shì tíng xià lái xiū xí.

他没往前走,而是停下来休息。

He didn't move forward; instead, he stopped to rest.

Wǒmen yào wǎng dōng zǒu cáinéng dào xuéxiào.

我们要东走才能到学校。

We need to go east to reach the school.

Preposition

to; towards; (of a train) bound for; past

Tā juédìng míngtiān zǎoshang wǎng Běijīng chūfā.

她决定明天早上往北京出发。

She decided to leave for Beijing tomorrow morning.

Tā kuàibù zǒu wǎng dìtiě zhàn.

他快步走地铁站。

He walked quickly towards the subway station.

Huǒchē wǎng Běijīng kāi.

火车北京开。

The train is bound for Beijing.

Tā zǒng shì xiǎng zhe wǎng shì.

他总是想着事。

He is always thinking about the past.

Adverb

previous

Wǎng nián zhè shíhòu, wǒmen dōu huì qù hǎibiān dùjià.

往年这时候,我们都会去海边度假。

In previous years at this time, we would go to the beach for vacation.

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