往
wǎng
Expressing "toward" with "wang"
往 gives a direction of movement, and it lives in directions and instructions.
往 + Direction / Place + Verb
How it works
往前走 (go straight on), 往右拐 (turn right), 往上看 (look up). This is the language of street directions.
The 往 phrase precedes the verb. 往 pairs with direction words (前, 后, 左, 右, 上, 下) and with places: 往上海开.
Examples
wǎng qián zǒu
往前走。
Go straight ahead.
zài lù kǒu wǎng yòu guǎi
在路口往右拐。
Turn right at the junction.
zhè tàng chē wǎng běi jīng kāi
这趟车往北京开。
This train runs to Beijing.