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Expressing "toward" with "wang"
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Similar to
- [Expressing "towards" with
"xiang"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22towards%22_with_%22xiang%22) (B1)
- [Comparing "chao" "xiang" and
"wang"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Comparing_%22chao%22_%22xiang%22_and_%22wang%22) (B2)
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Used for
Keywords
[往](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E5%BE%80)
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[toward](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Toward)
Contents
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- [1 Used as
"Towards"](#Used_as_.22Towards.22 "wikilink")
- [1.1 Used
before a Verb](#Used_before_a_Verb "wikilink")
- [1.1.1
Structure](#Structure "wikilink")
- [1.1.2
Examples](#Examples "wikilink")
- [1.2 Used
after a Verb](#Used_after_a_Verb "wikilink")
- [1.2.1
Examples](#Examples_2 "wikilink")
- [2 往下 as
"Keep
Going"](#.E5.BE.80.E4.B8.8B_as_.22Keep_Going.22 "wikilink")
- [2.1
Examples](#Examples_3 "wikilink")
- [3 See
also](#See_also "wikilink")
- [4 Sources and
further reading](#Sources_and_further_reading "wikilink")
- [4.1
Books](#Books "wikilink")
往 + Direction / Place + Verb
#### Examples
- 一直 *往* 前 **走** 。Yīzhí *wǎng* qián
**zǒu**.Go straight along.
- *往* 左 **拐** 。*Wǎng* zuǒ
**guǎi**.Turn left.
- *往* 上 **看** 。*Wǎng* shàng
**kàn**.Look up there.
- 那个 小偷 *往* 东 **跑** 了 。Nàge xiǎotōu
*wǎng* dōng **pǎo** le.That thief ran
towards the east.
- 不要 *往* 楼下 **扔** 垃圾 。Bùyào *wǎng*
lóuxià **rēng** lājī.Don't throw trash
downstairs.
- 不要 *往* 我 家 **打电话** 了 ！Bùyào *wǎng* wǒ
jiā **dǎ diànhuà** le!Stop calling my
house!
### Used after a Verb
In written language, 往 (wǎng) can be used after a few monosyllabic
verbs, followed by adding location nouns.
#### Examples
- **开** *往* 北京 的 火车 **Kāi** *wǎng* Běijīng
de huǒchēThe train that goes to
Beijing.
- **飞** *往* 纽约 的 飞机 **Fēi** *wǎng* Niǔyuē
de fēijīThe airplane that flies to New
York.
- **运** *往* 国外 的 货物 **Yùn** *wǎng* guówài
de huòwùThe cargos that are shipped
overseas.
往下 as "Keep Going"
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往下 (wǎng xià) expresses "keep going" , which means that the process
has been interrupted before. The verbs that follow are usually sensory
verbs: 说 speaking, 读 reading, 写 writing, 看 watching and 听
listening.
### Examples
- *往* 下 **说** 。*Wǎng* xià
**shuō**.Keep talking.
- *往* 下 **读** 。 *Wǎng* xià
**dú**.Keep reading.
- 你 *往* 下 **看** 就 知道 了 。Nǐ *wǎng* xià
**kàn** jiù zhīdào le.Keep reading it and
then you will figure out.
See also
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- [Using "dui" with
verbs](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Using_%22dui%22_with_verbs)
- [Expressing "towards" with
"xiang"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22towards%22_with_%22xiang%22)
- [Comparing "chao" "xiang" and
"wang"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Comparing_%22chao%22_%22xiang%22_and_%22wang%22)
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