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
往常
wǎngcháng
usually; as usual; in the past
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Example phrases
- 往常这个时间港口已经恢复运转，今年却因台风持续关闭。 Wǎngcháng zhège shíjiān gǎngkǒu yǐjīng huīfù yùnzhuǎn, jīnnián què yīn táifēng chíxù guānbì. Usually the port has resumed operation by this time, but this year it remains closed because of the typhoon.
- 往常他六点起床跑步，今天却睡到了中午。 Wǎngcháng tā liù diǎn qǐchuáng pǎobù, jīntiān què shuì dào le zhōngwǔ. Usually he gets up at six to jog, but today he slept until noon.
- 商店往常八点开门，节假日会推迟一个小时。 Shāngdiàn wǎngcháng bā diǎn kāimén, jiéjiàrì huì tuīchí yīgè xiǎoshí. The shop usually opens at eight; on holidays it opens an hour later.
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
- 往来 wǎnglái to come and go
- 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