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往往

HSK 4
P
wɑ̌nɡ wɑ̌nɡ
I
[uɑŋ²¹⁴ uɑŋ²¹⁴]
Z
ㄨㄤˇ ㄨㄤˇ
adv.

The meaning of 往往

表示根据过去的经验,某种情况在一定条件下经常发生,常用来说明有一定规律性的事情。
The adverb "往往" indicates that a certain situation frequently happens under specific circumstances, which often occurred in the past, usually used to talk about things somewhat regular.


Use 往往 in a Sentence

女孩子对衣服颜色的选择往往与她们的性格有关。

nǚ hɑ́i zi
[ny²¹⁴ xai³⁵ tsɿ³]
ㄋㄩˇ ㄏㄞˊ ˙ㄗ
n.
duì
[tuei⁵¹]
ㄉㄨㄟˋ
prep.
yī fu
[i⁵⁵ fu²]
丨 ˙ㄈㄨ
n.
yɑ́n sè
[iɛn³⁵ sɤ⁵¹]
丨ㄢˊ ㄙㄜˋ
n.
de
[tɤ]
ㄉㄜ
part.
xuɑ̌n zé
[ɕyan²¹⁴ tsɤ³⁵]
ㄒㄩㄢˇ ㄗㄜˊ
v.
wɑ̌nɡ wɑ̌nɡ
[uɑŋ²¹⁴ uɑŋ²¹⁴]
ㄨㄤˇ ㄨㄤˇ
adv.
yǔ
[y²¹⁴]
ㄩˇ
prep.
tɑ̄ men
[tʰᴀ⁵⁵ mən²]
ㄊㄚ ˙ㄇㄣ
pron.
de
[tɤ]
ㄉㄜ
part.
xìnɡ ɡé
[ɕiŋ⁵¹ kɤ³⁵]
ㄒ丨ㄥˋ ㄍㄜˊ
n.
yǒu ɡuɑ̄n
[iou²¹⁴ kuan⁵⁵]
丨ㄡˇ ㄍㄨㄢ
v.
Girls' choice of clothes color is often related to their personality.

有经验的出租车司机往往对道路情况都非常熟悉,他们知道一天的每个时段什么地方可能堵车。

yǒu
[iou²¹⁴]
丨ㄡˇ
v.
jīnɡ yɑ̀n
[tɕiŋ⁵⁵ iɛn⁵¹]
ㄐ丨ㄥ 丨ㄢˋ
n.
de
[tɤ]
ㄉㄜ
part.
chū zū chē
[tʂʰu⁵⁵ tsu⁵⁵ tʂʰɤ⁵⁵]
ㄔㄨ ㄗㄨ ㄔㄜ
n.
sī jī
[sɿ⁵⁵ tɕi⁵⁵]
ㄙ ㄐ丨
n.
wɑ̌nɡ wɑ̌nɡ
[uɑŋ²¹⁴ uɑŋ²¹⁴]
ㄨㄤˇ ㄨㄤˇ
adv.
duì
[tuei⁵¹]
ㄉㄨㄟˋ
prep.
dɑ̀o lù
[tɑu⁵¹ lu⁵¹]
ㄉㄠˋ ㄌㄨˋ
n.
qínɡ kuɑ̀nɡ
[tɕʰiŋ³⁵ kʰuɑŋ⁵¹]
ㄑ丨ㄥˊ ㄎㄨㄤˋ
n.
dōu
[tou⁵⁵]
ㄉㄡ
adv.
fēi chɑ́nɡ
[fei⁵⁵ tʂʰɑŋ³⁵]
ㄈㄟ ㄔㄤˊ
adv.
shú xī
[ʂu³⁵ ɕi⁵⁵]
ㄕㄨˊ ㄒ丨
v.
tɑ̄ men
[tʰᴀ⁵⁵ mən²]
ㄊㄚ ˙ㄇㄣ
pron.
zhī dɑ̀o
[tʂʅ⁵⁵ tɑu⁵¹]
ㄓ ㄉㄠˋ
v.
yī
[i⁵⁵]
num.
tiɑ̄n
[tʰiɛn⁵⁵]
ㄊ丨ㄢ
m.
de
[tɤ]
ㄉㄜ
part.
měi
[mei²¹⁴]
ㄇㄟˇ
pron.
ɡè
[kɤ⁵¹]
ㄍㄜˋ
m.
shí duɑ̀n
[ʂʅ³⁵ tuan⁵¹]
ㄕˊ ㄉㄨㄢˋ
n.
shén me
[ʂən³⁵ mɤ³]
ㄕㄣˊ ˙ㄇㄜ
pron.
dì fɑ̄nɡ
[ti⁵¹ fɑŋ⁵⁵]
ㄉ丨ˋ ㄈㄤ
n.
kě nénɡ
[kʰɤ²¹⁴ nəŋ³⁵]
ㄎㄜˇ ㄋㄥˊ
v.
dǔ chē
[tu²¹⁴ tʂʰɤ⁵⁵]
ㄉㄨˇ ㄔㄜ
v.
Experienced taxi drivers are often very familiar with road conditions and know where traffic jams are likely to occur at any time of day.

除了正式的名字,中国人一般都有个小名。在家里,父母往往只叫孩子的小名。

chú le
[tʂʰu³⁵ lɤ³]
ㄔㄨˊ ˙ㄌㄜ
prep.
zhènɡ shì
[tʂəŋ⁵¹ ʂʅ⁵¹]
ㄓㄥˋ ㄕˋ
adj.
de
[tɤ]
ㄉㄜ
part.
mínɡ zì
[miŋ³⁵ tsɿ⁵¹]
ㄇ丨ㄥˊ ㄗˋ
n.
zhōnɡ ɡuó rén
[tʂoŋ⁵⁵ kuo³⁵ ʐən³⁵]
ㄓㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄖㄣˊ
n.
yī bɑ̄n
[i⁵⁵ pan⁵⁵]
丨 ㄅㄢ
adj.
dōu
[tou⁵⁵]
ㄉㄡ
adv.
yǒu
[iou²¹⁴]
丨ㄡˇ
v.
ɡè
[kɤ⁵¹]
ㄍㄜˋ
m.
xiɑ̌o mínɡ
[ɕiɑu²¹⁴ miŋ³⁵]
ㄒ丨ㄠˇ ㄇ丨ㄥˊ
n.
zɑ̀i
[tsai⁵¹]
ㄗㄞˋ
prep.
jiɑ̄ lǐ
[tɕiᴀ⁵⁵ li²¹⁴]
ㄐ丨ㄚ ㄌ丨ˇ
n.
fù mǔ
[fu⁵¹ mu²¹⁴]
ㄈㄨˋ ㄇㄨˇ
n.
wɑ̌nɡ wɑ̌nɡ
[uɑŋ²¹⁴ uɑŋ²¹⁴]
ㄨㄤˇ ㄨㄤˇ
adv.
zhǐ
[tʂʅ²¹⁴]
ㄓˇ
adv.
jiɑ̀o
[tɕiɑu⁵¹]
ㄐ丨ㄠˋ
v.
hɑ́i zi
[xai³⁵ tsɿ³]
ㄏㄞˊ ˙ㄗ
n.
de
[tɤ]
ㄉㄜ
part.
xiɑ̌o mínɡ
[ɕiɑu²¹⁴ miŋ³⁵]
ㄒ丨ㄠˇ ㄇ丨ㄥˊ
n.
In addition to the official name, Chinese people generally have a nickname. At home, parents often only call their children by their nicknames.

往往

HSK 4
P
wɑ̌nɡ wɑ̌nɡ
I
[uɑŋ²¹⁴ uɑŋ²¹⁴]
Z
ㄨㄤˇ ㄨㄤˇ
adv.

The meaning of 往往

often, usually


Use 往往 in a Sentence

孩子做事慢,往往是因为他们不会安排自己的时间。

hɑ́i zi
[xai³⁵ tsɿ³]
ㄏㄞˊ ˙ㄗ
n.
zuò shì
[tsuo⁵¹ ʂʅ⁵¹]
ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄕˋ
v.
mɑ̀n
[man⁵¹]
ㄇㄢˋ
adj.
wɑ̌nɡ wɑ̌nɡ
[uɑŋ²¹⁴ uɑŋ²¹⁴]
ㄨㄤˇ ㄨㄤˇ
adv.
shì
[ʂʅ⁵¹]
ㄕˋ
v.
yīn wèi
[in⁵⁵ uei⁵¹]
丨ㄣ ㄨㄟˋ
prep.
tɑ̄ men
[tʰᴀ⁵⁵ mən²]
ㄊㄚ ˙ㄇㄣ
pron.
bù huì
[pu⁵¹ xuei⁵¹]
ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ
v.
ɑ̄n pɑ́i
[an⁵⁵ pʰai³⁵]
ㄢ ㄆㄞˊ
v.
zì jǐ
[tsɿ⁵¹ tɕi²¹⁴]
ㄗˋ ㄐ丨ˇ
pron.
de
[tɤ]
ㄉㄜ
part.
shí jiɑ̄n
[ʂʅ³⁵ tɕiɛn⁵⁵]
ㄕˊ ㄐ丨ㄢ
n.
Children are slow, often because they don't manage their time.

这就是阴雨天人们往往喜欢睡懒觉的原因。

zhè
[tʂɤ⁵¹]
ㄓㄜˋ
pron.
jiù
[tɕiou⁵¹]
ㄐ丨ㄡˋ
adv.
shì
[ʂʅ⁵¹]
ㄕˋ
v.
yīn yǔ tiɑ̄n
[in⁵⁵ y²¹⁴ tʰiɛn⁵⁵]
丨ㄣ ㄩˇ ㄊ丨ㄢ
n.
rén men
[ʐən³⁵ mən³]
ㄖㄣˊ ˙ㄇㄣ
n.
wɑ̌nɡ wɑ̌nɡ
[uɑŋ²¹⁴ uɑŋ²¹⁴]
ㄨㄤˇ ㄨㄤˇ
adv.
xǐ huɑ̄n
[ɕi²¹⁴ xuan⁵⁵]
ㄒ丨ˇ ㄏㄨㄢ
v.
shuì lɑ̌n jiɑ̀o
[ʂuei⁵¹ lan²¹⁴ tɕiɑu⁵¹]
ㄕㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄢˇ ㄐ丨ㄠˋ
n.
de
[tɤ]
ㄉㄜ
part.
yuɑ́n yīn
[yan³⁵ in⁵⁵]
ㄩㄢˊ 丨ㄣ
n.
This is why people tend to sleep in on rainy days.

市场需求无处不在,却往往易被忽视,别人没发现,或是不屑做的生意,往往孕育着机会。

shì chɑ̌nɡ
[ʂʅ⁵¹ tʂʰɑŋ²¹⁴]
ㄕˋ ㄔㄤˇ
n.
xū qiú
[ɕy⁵⁵ tɕʰiou³⁵]
ㄒㄩ ㄑ丨ㄡˊ
n.
wú chǔ bù zɑ̀i
[u³⁵ tʂʰu²¹⁴ pu⁵¹ tsai⁵¹]
ㄨˊ ㄔㄨˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄞˋ
idiom
què
[tɕʰyɛ⁵¹]
ㄑㄩㄝˋ
adv.
wɑ̌nɡ wɑ̌nɡ
[uɑŋ²¹⁴ uɑŋ²¹⁴]
ㄨㄤˇ ㄨㄤˇ
adv.
yì
[i⁵¹]
丨ˋ
adj.
bèi
[pei⁵¹]
ㄅㄟˋ
prep.
hū shì
[xu⁵⁵ ʂʅ⁵¹]
ㄏㄨ ㄕˋ
v.
bié rén
[piɛ³⁵ ʐən³⁵]
ㄅ丨ㄝˊ ㄖㄣˊ
pron.
méi
[mei³⁵]
ㄇㄟˊ
adv.
fɑ̄ xiɑ̀n
[fᴀ⁵⁵ ɕiɛn⁵¹]
ㄈㄚ ㄒ丨ㄢˋ
v.
huò shì
[xuo⁵¹ ʂʅ⁵¹]
ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄕˋ
conj.
bù xiè
[pu⁵¹ ɕiɛ⁵¹]
ㄅㄨˋ ㄒ丨ㄝˋ
v.
zuò
[tsuo⁵¹]
ㄗㄨㄛˋ
v.
de
[tɤ]
ㄉㄜ
part.
shēnɡ yì
[ʂəŋ⁵⁵ i⁵¹]
ㄕㄥ 丨ˋ
n.
wɑ̌nɡ wɑ̌nɡ
[uɑŋ²¹⁴ uɑŋ²¹⁴]
ㄨㄤˇ ㄨㄤˇ
adv.
yùn yù
[yn⁵¹ y⁵¹]
ㄩㄣˋ ㄩˋ
v.
zhuó
[tʂuo³⁵]
ㄓㄨㄛˊ
part.
jī huì
[tɕi⁵⁵ xuei⁵¹]
ㄐ丨 ㄏㄨㄟˋ
n.
Market demand is everywhere, but it is often easily overlooked. Businesses that others do not find or are disdain to do often breed opportunities.

HSK 2
P
wɑ̌nɡ
I
[uɑŋ²¹⁴]
Z
ㄨㄤˇ
prep.

The meaning of

to, towards


Use in a Sentence

这就是阴雨天人们往往喜欢睡懒觉的原因。

zhè
[tʂɤ⁵¹]
ㄓㄜˋ
pron.
jiù
[tɕiou⁵¹]
ㄐ丨ㄡˋ
adv.
shì
[ʂʅ⁵¹]
ㄕˋ
v.
yīn yǔ tiɑ̄n
[in⁵⁵ y²¹⁴ tʰiɛn⁵⁵]
丨ㄣ ㄩˇ ㄊ丨ㄢ
n.
rén men
[ʐən³⁵ mən³]
ㄖㄣˊ ˙ㄇㄣ
n.
wɑ̌nɡ wɑ̌nɡ
[uɑŋ²¹⁴ uɑŋ²¹⁴]
ㄨㄤˇ ㄨㄤˇ
adv.
xǐ huɑ̄n
[ɕi²¹⁴ xuan⁵⁵]
ㄒ丨ˇ ㄏㄨㄢ
v.
shuì lɑ̌n jiɑ̀o
[ʂuei⁵¹ lan²¹⁴ tɕiɑu⁵¹]
ㄕㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄢˇ ㄐ丨ㄠˋ
n.
de
[tɤ]
ㄉㄜ
part.
yuɑ́n yīn
[yan³⁵ in⁵⁵]
ㄩㄢˊ 丨ㄣ
n.
This is why people tend to sleep in on rainy days.

市场需求无处不在,却往往易被忽视,别人没发现,或是不屑做的生意,往往孕育着机会。

shì chɑ̌nɡ
[ʂʅ⁵¹ tʂʰɑŋ²¹⁴]
ㄕˋ ㄔㄤˇ
n.
xū qiú
[ɕy⁵⁵ tɕʰiou³⁵]
ㄒㄩ ㄑ丨ㄡˊ
n.
wú chǔ bù zɑ̀i
[u³⁵ tʂʰu²¹⁴ pu⁵¹ tsai⁵¹]
ㄨˊ ㄔㄨˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄞˋ
idiom
què
[tɕʰyɛ⁵¹]
ㄑㄩㄝˋ
adv.
wɑ̌nɡ wɑ̌nɡ
[uɑŋ²¹⁴ uɑŋ²¹⁴]
ㄨㄤˇ ㄨㄤˇ
adv.
yì
[i⁵¹]
丨ˋ
adj.
bèi
[pei⁵¹]
ㄅㄟˋ
prep.
hū shì
[xu⁵⁵ ʂʅ⁵¹]
ㄏㄨ ㄕˋ
v.
bié rén
[piɛ³⁵ ʐən³⁵]
ㄅ丨ㄝˊ ㄖㄣˊ
pron.
méi
[mei³⁵]
ㄇㄟˊ
adv.
fɑ̄ xiɑ̀n
[fᴀ⁵⁵ ɕiɛn⁵¹]
ㄈㄚ ㄒ丨ㄢˋ
v.
huò shì
[xuo⁵¹ ʂʅ⁵¹]
ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄕˋ
conj.
bù xiè
[pu⁵¹ ɕiɛ⁵¹]
ㄅㄨˋ ㄒ丨ㄝˋ
v.
zuò
[tsuo⁵¹]
ㄗㄨㄛˋ
v.
de
[tɤ]
ㄉㄜ
part.
shēnɡ yì
[ʂəŋ⁵⁵ i⁵¹]
ㄕㄥ 丨ˋ
n.
wɑ̌nɡ wɑ̌nɡ
[uɑŋ²¹⁴ uɑŋ²¹⁴]
ㄨㄤˇ ㄨㄤˇ
adv.
yùn yù
[yn⁵¹ y⁵¹]
ㄩㄣˋ ㄩˋ
v.
zhuó
[tʂuo³⁵]
ㄓㄨㄛˊ
part.
jī huì
[tɕi⁵⁵ xuei⁵¹]
ㄐ丨 ㄏㄨㄟˋ
n.
Market demand is everywhere, but it is often easily overlooked. Businesses that others do not find or are disdain to do often breed opportunities.

你看,往左走是医院,往右走是银行。

nǐ
[ni²¹⁴]
ㄋ丨ˇ
pron.
kɑ̀n
[kʰan⁵¹]
ㄎㄢˋ
v.
wɑ̌nɡ
[uɑŋ²¹⁴]
ㄨㄤˇ
prep.
zuǒ
[tsuo²¹⁴]
ㄗㄨㄛˇ
n.
zǒu
[tsou²¹⁴]
ㄗㄡˇ
v.
shì
[ʂʅ⁵¹]
ㄕˋ
v.
yī yuɑ̀n
[i⁵⁵ yan⁵¹]
丨 ㄩㄢˋ
n.
wɑ̌nɡ
[uɑŋ²¹⁴]
ㄨㄤˇ
prep.
yòu
[iou⁵¹]
丨ㄡˋ
n.
zǒu
[tsou²¹⁴]
ㄗㄡˇ
v.
shì
[ʂʅ⁵¹]
ㄕˋ
v.
yín hɑ́nɡ
[in³⁵ xɑŋ³⁵]
丨ㄣˊ ㄏㄤˊ
n.
You see, to the left is the hospital, and to the right is the bank.
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