前 qián
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 刂 — knife
前往
qiánwǎng
to go to; to head for
Characters in this word
往 wǎng
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 彳 — to step with the left foot
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 我前往北京。 Wǒ qiánwǎng Běijīng. I am going to Beijing.
- 他们前往学校。 Tāmen qiánwǎng xuéxiào. They are going to school.
- 明天前往上海。 Míngtiān qiánwǎng Shànghǎi. Tomorrow we go to Shanghai.
Related words
- 前 qián front, before
- 前边 qiánbian front, in front
- 前天 qiántiān the day before yesterday
- 面前 miànqián in front of
- 前年 qiánnián the year before last
- 以前 yǐqián before; in the past
- 从前 cóngqián in the past; long ago
- 目前 mùqián now; at present
- 前后 qiánhòu front and back
- 前进 qiánjìn to move forward
- 前面 qiánmiàn in front; ahead
- 提前 tíqián ahead of time