往前 wǎng qián ㄨㄤˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ wong5 cin4
- (in) the past
- ahead; forward; in the future
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More words with these characters
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
- 向往 嚮往 xiàng wǎng ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄨㄤˇ hoeng3 wong5 to yearn for
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- 往事 wǎng shì ㄨㄤˇ ㄕˋ wong5 si6 past events
- 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
前
- 之前 zhī qián ㄓ ㄑㄧㄢˊ zi1 cin4 before
- 以前 yǐ qián ㄧˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ji5 cin4 before
- 先前 xiān qián ㄒㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄢˊ sin1 cin4 before; previously
- 前任 qián rèn ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄖㄣˋ cin4 jam6 predecessor
- 前来 前來 qián lái ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄞˊ cin4 loi4 to come (formal)
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- 前夕 qián xī ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧ cin4 zik6 eve
- 前天 qián tiān ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄧㄢ cin4 tin1 the day before yesterday
- 前年 qián nián ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ cin4 nin4 the year before last
- 前往 qián wǎng ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄨㄤˇ cin4 wong5 to leave for; to proceed towards; to go to
- 前后 前後 qián hòu ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄡˋ cin4 hau6 around
- 前提 qián tí ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄧˊ cin4 tai4 premise
- 前方 qián fāng ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄈㄤ cin4 fong1 ahead
- 前景 qián jǐng ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄥˇ cin4 ging2 foreground
- 前期 qián qī ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧ cin4 kei4 preceding period
- 前沿 qián yán ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄢˊ cin4 jyun4 (military) forward position
- 前科 qián kē ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄎㄜ cin4 fo1 criminal record
- 前程 qián chéng ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄥˊ cin4 cing4 future (career etc) prospects
- 前线 前線 qián xiàn ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ cin4 sin3 front line
- 前者 qián zhě ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄓㄜˇ cin4 ze2 the former (i.e. the one mentioned first)
- 前台 前臺 qián tái ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄞˊ cin4 toi4 stage
Idioms with these characters
- 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
- 巴前算后 巴前算後 bā qián suàn hòu ㄅㄚ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄨㄢˋ ㄏㄡˋ baa1 cin4 syun3 hau6 thinking and pondering (idiom); to turn sth over in one's mind
- 冰释前嫌 冰釋前嫌 bīng shì qián xián ㄅㄧㄥ ㄕˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ bing1 sik1 cin4 jim4 (idiom) to forget previous differences; to bury the hatchet
- 不顾前后 不顧前後 bù gù qián hòu ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄡˋ bat1 gu3 cin4 hau6 regardless of what's before or after (idiom); rushing blindly into sth
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- 惩前毖后 懲前毖後 chéng qián bì hòu ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄏㄡˋ cing4 cin4 bei3 hau6 lit. to punish those before to prevent those after (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent them happening again
- 承前启后 承前啟後 chéng qián qǐ hòu ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧˇ ㄏㄡˋ sing4 cin4 kai2 hau6 to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
- 大敌当前 大敵當前 dà dí dāng qián ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄧˊ ㄉㄤ ㄑㄧㄢˊ daai6 dik6 dong1 cin4 (idiom) to be faced with a formidable enemy
- 各奔前程 gè bèn qián chéng ㄍㄜˋ ㄅㄣˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄥˊ gok3 ban1 cin4 cing4 each goes his own way (idiom); each person has his own life to lead
- 光前裕后 光前裕後 guāng qián yù hòu ㄍㄨㄤ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄩˋ ㄏㄡˋ gwong1 cin4 jyu6 hau6 to bring honor to one's ancestors and benefit future generations (idiom)
- 裹足不前 guǒ zú bù qián ㄍㄨㄛˇ ㄗㄨˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ gwo2 zuk1 bat1 cin4 to stand still without advancing (idiom); to hesitate and hold back
- 尽释前嫌 盡釋前嫌 jìn shì qián xián ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄕˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ zeon6 sik1 cin4 jim4 to forget former enmity (idiom)
Example sentences
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往前 开 開 。
Drive on.
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车 車 往前 走 。
The car was going forward.
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一直 往前 走 。
Keep walking straight ahead.
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我 不能 再 往前 走 了 。
I can't go any farther.
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这儿 這兒 往前 有所 商店 。
There used to be a shop here.
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