往

wǎng

preposition HSK 2 #556

Meanings

1 towards
2 to go (in a direction)

Characters

toward; go; past

Examples

往前走。

Wǎng qián zǒu.

Go forward.

往左拐。

Wǎng zuǒ guǎi.

Turn left.

他往北京去了。

Tā wǎng Běijīng qù le.

He went towards Beijing.

Tips

grammar

往 + direction + verb: 往前走 (walk forward), 往右看 (look right), 往上爬 (climb up).

usage

往 indicates direction of movement and always comes before the direction word.

Stroke Order

往 wǎng