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*<em>往</em> 左 拐 。<span class="pinyin"><em>Wǎng</em> zuǒ guǎi.</span><span class="trans">Turn left.</span>
 
*<em>往</em> 左 拐 。<span class="pinyin"><em>Wǎng</em> zuǒ guǎi.</span><span class="trans">Turn left.</span>
 
*<em>往</em> 上 看 。<span class="pinyin"><em>Wǎng</em> shàng kàn.</span><span class="trans">Look up there.</span>
 
*<em>往</em> 上 看 。<span class="pinyin"><em>Wǎng</em> shàng kàn.</span><span class="trans">Look up there.</span>
*<em>往</em> 回 走 五十 米 。<span class="pinyin"><em>Wǎng</em> huí zǒu wǔshí mǐ.</span><span class="trans">Walk back fifty meters from here.</span>
 
 
*继续 <em>往</em> 上 爬 。<span class="pinyin">Jìxù <em>wǎng</em> shàng pá.</span><span class="trans">Keep climbing up.</span>
 
*继续 <em>往</em> 上 爬 。<span class="pinyin">Jìxù <em>wǎng</em> shàng pá.</span><span class="trans">Keep climbing up.</span>
 
*不要 <em>往</em> 楼下 扔 垃圾 。<span class="pinyin">Bùyào <em>wǎng</em> lóuxià rēng lājī.</span><span class="trans">Don't throw trash downstairs.</span>
 
*不要 <em>往</em> 楼下 扔 垃圾 。<span class="pinyin">Bùyào <em>wǎng</em> lóuxià rēng lājī.</span><span class="trans">Don't throw trash downstairs.</span>
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在书面语里,"往"可用于个别单音节动词后,后面加处所名词。
 
在书面语里,"往"可用于个别单音节动词后,后面加处所名词。

Revision as of 03:56, 20 December 2017

Used before a Verb

Structure

"往"加方位词、处所词,放在动词前,表示动作的方向。

往 + Direction / Place + Verb

Examples

  • 一直 前 走 。Yīzhí wǎng qián zǒu.Go straight along.
  • 左 拐 。Wǎng zuǒ guǎi.Turn left.
  • 上 看 。Wǎng shàng kàn.Look up there.
  • 继续 上 爬 。Jìxù wǎng shàng pá.Keep climbing up.
  • 不要 楼下 扔 垃圾 。Bùyào wǎng lóuxià rēng lājī.Don't throw trash downstairs.
  • 不要 我 家 打电话 了 !Bùyào wǎng wǒ jiā dǎ diànhuà le!Stop calling my house!
  • 脏 衣服 不要 地上 扔 。Zāng yīfu bùyào wǎng dìshàng rēng.Don't throw the dirty clothes on the floor.

Used after a Verb

在书面语里,"往"可用于个别单音节动词后,后面加处所名词。

Examples

  • 北京 的 火车 Kāi wǎng Běijīng de huǒchēThe train that goes to Beijing.
  • 纽约 的 飞机 Fēi wǎng Niǔyuē de fēijīThe airplane that flies to New York.
  • 国外 的 货物 Yùn wǎng guówài de huòwùThe cargos that are shipped overseas.

往下 as "Keep Going"

"往下"可以引申为"接着、继续"的意思,表示这个过程前面中断过。与之搭配的动词一般是感官动词:说、读、写、看、听。

Examples

  • 下 说 。Wǎng xià shuō.Keep talking.
  • 下 读 。 Wǎng xià dú.Keep reading.
  • 电影 还 没 结束, 下 看 你 就 知道 了。Diànyǐng hái méi jiéshù, wǎng xià kàn nǐ jiù zhīdào le.The movie hasn't ended yet. Keep watching it and then you will know.

See also

Sources and further reading

Books