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向往 (xiàng wǎng) – to yearn for

xiàng wǎng

to yearn for

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 嚮往0 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to yearn for
  2. 2to look forward to

Simplified & traditional

向往

Simplified

嚮往

Traditional

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Related words

向

xiàng

surname Xiang

往

wǎng

to go (in a direction)

方向

fāng xiàng

direction

往往

wǎng wǎng

usually

往返

wǎng fǎn

to go back and forth

交往

jiāo wǎng

to associate (with)

前往

qián wǎng

to leave for

向导

xiàng dǎo

guide

向前

xiàng qián

forward

向上

xiàng shàng

upward

一向

yī xiàng

always (previously)

以往

yǐ wǎng

in the past

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