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To yearn for in Chinese: 向往 (xiàng wǎng)

xiàng wǎng

to yearn for

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 嚮往1 example sentence

Definitions

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

Stroke order

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向
往

Zhuyin

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ㄒㄧㄤˋ

xiàng

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄤ/ angˋ/ fourth tone

ㄨㄤˇ

wǎng

ㄨ/ uㄤ/ angˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

向往

Simplified

嚮往

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 我一直向往自由自在的生活。

    wǒ yì zhí xiàng wǎng zì yóu zì zài de shēng huó。

    I have always yearned for a free and easy life.

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Related words

向

xiàng

towards

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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