Difference between revisions of "Expressing "toward" with "wang""

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*<em>往</em> 下 说 。<span class="pinyin"><em>Wǎng</em> xià shuō.</span><span class="trans">Keep talking.</span>
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*<em>往</em> 下 <strong></strong> 。<span class="pinyin"><em>Wǎng</em> xià <strong>shuō</strong>.</span><span class="trans">Keep talking.</span>
*<em>往</em> 下 读 。 <span class="pinyin"><em>Wǎng</em> xià dú.</span><span class="trans">Keep reading.</span>
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*<em>往</em> 下 <strong></strong> 。 <span class="pinyin"><em>Wǎng</em> xià <strong></strong>.</span><span class="trans">Keep reading.</span>
*电影 还 没 结束,<em>往</em> 下 看 就 知道 了。<span class="pinyin">Diànyǐng hái méi jiéshù, <em>wǎng</em> xià kàn jiù zhīdào le.</span><span class="trans">The movie hasn't ended yet. Keep watching it and then you will know.</span>
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*<em>往</em> 下 <strong></strong> 就 知道 了 。<span class="pinyin"><em>wǎng</em> xià <strong>kàn</strong> jiù zhīdào le.</span><span class="trans">Keep reading it and then you will figure out.</span>
  
 
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Revision as of 02:29, 8 January 2018

Used as "Towards"

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 Yīzhí wǎng qián zǒu.Go straight along.
  • Wǎng zuǒ guǎi.Turn left.
  • Wǎng shàng kàn.Look up there.
  • 那个 小偷 了 。Nàge xiǎotōu wǎng dōng pǎo le.That thief ran east.
  • 不要 楼下 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!

Used after a Verb

在书面语里,"往"可用于少数单音节动词后,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

  • Wǎng xià shuō.Keep talking.
  • Wǎng xià .Keep reading.
  • 就 知道 了 。wǎng xià kàn jiù zhīdào le.Keep reading it and then you will figure out.

See also

Sources and further reading

Books

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