向往 嚮往
向往 嚮往 xiàng wǎng ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄨㄤˇ hoeng3 wong5 HSK 7-9 流利級 · Level 5
- to yearn for
- to look forward to
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向 嚮
- 一向 yī xiàng ㄧ ㄒㄧㄤˋ jat1 hoeng3 a period of time in the recent past
- 偏向 piān xiàng ㄆㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄤˋ pin1 hoeng3 partial towards sth
- 倾向 傾向 qīng xiàng ㄑㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄤˋ king1 hoeng3 trend
- 内向 內向 nèi xiàng ㄋㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ noi6 hoeng3 reserved (personality)
- 动向 動向 dòng xiàng ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ dung6 hoeng3 trend; tendency
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- 去向 qù xiàng ㄑㄩˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ heoi3 hoeng3 direction in which sb or sth has gone; whereabouts
- 向上 xiàng shàng ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄕㄤˋ hoeng3 soeng6 upward
- 向来 向來 xiàng lái ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄌㄞˊ hoeng3 loi4 always (previously)
- 向前 xiàng qián ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ hoeng3 cin4 forward
- 向着 向著 xiàng zhe ㄒㄧㄤˋ ˙ㄓㄜ hoeng3 zoek3 towards
- 向导 嚮導 xiàng dǎo ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄉㄠˇ hoeng3 dou6 guide
- 定向 dìng xiàng ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ding6 hoeng3 to orientate
- 导向 導向 dǎo xiàng ㄉㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ dou6 hoeng3 to be oriented towards
- 志向 zhì xiàng ㄓˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ zi3 hoeng3 ambition
- 意向 yì xiàng ㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ji3 hoeng3 intention
- 指向 zhǐ xiàng ㄓˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ zi2 hoeng3 to point towards
- 方向 fāng xiàng ㄈㄤ ㄒㄧㄤˋ fong1 hoeng3 direction; orientation
- 横向 橫向 héng xiàng ㄏㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄤˋ waang4 hoeng3 horizontal
- 流向 liú xiàng ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄤˋ lau4 hoeng3 direction of a current
- 转向 轉向 zhuǎn xiàng ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ zyun2 hoeng3 to change direction
往
- 交往 jiāo wǎng ㄐㄧㄠ ㄨㄤˇ gaau1 wong5 to associate (with)
- 以往 yǐ wǎng ㄧˇ ㄨㄤˇ ji5 wong5 in the past; formerly
- 来往 來往 lái wǎng ㄌㄞˊ ㄨㄤˇ loi4 wong5 to come and go
- 前往 qián wǎng ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄨㄤˇ cin4 wong5 to leave for; to proceed towards; to go to
- 往事 wǎng shì ㄨㄤˇ ㄕˋ wong5 si6 past events
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- 往来 往來 wǎng lái ㄨㄤˇ ㄌㄞˊ wong5 loi4 dealings
- 往常 wǎng cháng ㄨㄤˇ ㄔㄤˊ wong5 soeng4 usual
- 往年 wǎng nián ㄨㄤˇ ㄋㄧㄢˊ wong5 nin4 in former years; in previous years
- 往往 wǎng wǎng ㄨㄤˇ ㄨㄤˇ wong5 wong5 usually
- 往后 往後 wǎng hòu ㄨㄤˇ ㄏㄡˋ wong5 hau6 from now on
- 往日 wǎng rì ㄨㄤˇ ㄖˋ wong5 jat6 former days; the past
- 往返 wǎng fǎn ㄨㄤˇ ㄈㄢˇ wong5 faan2 to go back and forth; to go to and fro; to do a round trip
- 赶往 趕往 gǎn wǎng ㄍㄢˇ ㄨㄤˇ gon2 wong5 to hurry to (somewhere)
- 通往 tōng wǎng ㄊㄨㄥ ㄨㄤˇ tung1 wong5 to lead to
- 过往 過往 guò wǎng ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄨㄤˇ gwo3 wong5 to come and go
- 一如既往 yī rú jì wǎng ㄧ ㄖㄨˊ ㄐㄧˋ ㄨㄤˇ jat1 jyu4 gei3 wong5 (idiom) just as in the past; as before; continuing as always
- 勇往直前 yǒng wǎng zhí qián ㄩㄥˇ ㄨㄤˇ ㄓˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ jung5 wong5 zik6 cin4 to advance bravely
- 去往 qù wǎng ㄑㄩˋ ㄨㄤˇ heoi3 wong5 (formal) to go to; to head for
- 已往 yǐ wǎng ㄧˇ ㄨㄤˇ ji5 wong5 the past
- 往例 wǎng lì ㄨㄤˇ ㄌㄧˋ wong5 lai6 (usual) practice of the past
Idioms with these characters
- 怒目相向 nù mù xiāng xiàng ㄋㄨˋ ㄇㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄒㄧㄤˋ nou6 muk6 soeng1 hoeng3 to glower at each other (idiom)
- 女生外向 nǚ shēng wài xiàng ㄋㄩˇ ㄕㄥ ㄨㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ neoi5 saang1 ngoi6 hoeng3 a woman is born to leave her family (idiom)
- 所向披靡 suǒ xiàng pī mǐ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄆㄧ ㄇㄧˇ so2 hoeng3 pei1 mei5 (idiom) to sweep everything before one; to be invincible
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- 向壁虚构 向壁虛構 xiàng bì xū gòu ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄅㄧˋ ㄒㄩ ㄍㄡˋ hoeng3 bik1 heoi1 kau3 facing a wall, an imaginary construction (idiom); baseless fabrication
- 向壁虚造 向壁虛造 xiàng bì xū zào ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄅㄧˋ ㄒㄩ ㄗㄠˋ hoeng3 bik1 heoi1 zou6 facing a wall, an imaginary construction (idiom); baseless fabrication
- 向隅而泣 xiàng yú ér qì ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄩˊ ㄦˊ ㄑㄧˋ hoeng3 jyu4 ji4 jap1 (idiom) to weep in solitude
- 欣欣向荣 欣欣向榮 xīn xīn xiàng róng ㄒㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄖㄨㄥˊ jan1 jan1 hoeng3 wing4 (idiom) flourishing
- 独来独往 獨來獨往 dú lái dú wǎng ㄉㄨˊ ㄌㄞˊ ㄉㄨˊ ㄨㄤˇ duk6 loi4 duk6 wong5 (idiom) to be a loner; to keep to oneself
- 鉴往知来 鑒往知來 jiàn wǎng zhī lái ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄨㄤˇ ㄓ ㄌㄞˊ gaam3 wong5 zi1 loi4 to observe the past to foresee the future (idiom, taken loosely from Book of Songs); studying ancient wisdom gives insight into what is to come
- 既往不咎 jì wǎng bù jiù ㄐㄧˋ ㄨㄤˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ gei3 wong5 bat1 gau3 to forget and not bear recriminations (idiom); to let bygones be bygones
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- 继往开来 繼往開來 jì wǎng kāi lái ㄐㄧˋ ㄨㄤˇ ㄎㄞ ㄌㄞˊ gai3 wong5 hoi1 loi4 to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
- 礼尚往来 禮尚往來 lǐ shàng wǎng lái ㄌㄧˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄨㄤˇ ㄌㄞˊ lai5 soeng6 wong5 loi4 lit. proper behavior is based on reciprocity (idiom)
- 人来人往 人來人往 rén lái rén wǎng ㄖㄣˊ ㄌㄞˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄨㄤˇ jan4 loi4 jan4 wong5 (idiom) people coming and going; bustling with activity
- 往事已矣 wǎng shì yǐ yǐ ㄨㄤˇ ㄕˋ ㄧˇ ㄧˇ the past is dead (idiom)
- 无往不利 無往不利 wú wǎng bù lì ㄨˊ ㄨㄤˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ mou4 wong5 bat1 lei6 (idiom) to be successful in every endeavor
- 熙来攘往 熙來攘往 xī lái rǎng wǎng ㄒㄧ ㄌㄞˊ ㄖㄤˇ ㄨㄤˇ hei1 loi4 joeng4 wong5 a place buzzing with activity (idiom)
- 迎来送往 迎來送往 yíng lái sòng wǎng ㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄞˊ ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄨㄤˇ jing4 loi4 sung3 wong5 lit. to meet those arriving, to send of those departing (idiom); busy entertaining guests
Example sentences
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每 箇 人 都 向往 幸福 。
Everybody desires happiness.
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我 向往 嚮往 着 著 和 她 一起 看 那 部 电影 電影 .
I'm looking forward to seeing the film with her.
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没有什么 沒有什麼 可以 阻挡 阻擋 ， 我 对 對 自由 的 向往 嚮往 。
Nothing can keep me from yearning for freedom.
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