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
往来
wǎnglái
to come and go
Characters in this word
来 lái
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 木 — tree
- Made of
- 未 not yet 丷 horns
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 两地之间的商务往来日益频繁，航班也增加了不少。 Liǎng dì zhījiān de shāngwù wǎnglái rìyì pínfán, hángbān yě zēngjiā le bùshǎo. Business exchanges between the two places are becoming more frequent, and quite a few flights have been added.
- 这条街上往来的行人很多，非常热闹。 Zhè tiáo jiē shang wǎnglái de xíngrén hěn duō, fēicháng rènao. There are many pedestrians coming and going on this street, and it is very lively.
- 我们两家是邻居，平时往来很多。 Wǒmen liǎng jiā shì línjū, píngshí wǎnglái hěn duō. Our two families are neighbours and visit each other a lot.
Related words
- 往 wǎng toward (direction)
- 交往 jiāowǎng to have contact; to associate
- 前往 qiánwǎng to go to; to head for
- 往往 wǎngwǎng often
- 以往 yǐwǎng in the past
- 来往 láiwǎng to come and go
- 往后 wǎnghòu from now on, later
- 往年 wǎngnián past years
- 向往 xiàngwǎng to yearn for
- 过往 guòwǎng past; former; previous
- 礼尚往来 lǐshàngwǎnglái courtesy demands reciprocity; exchange of favours or gifts
- 往常 wǎngcháng usually; as usual; in the past