Chinese word dictionary

以往

yǐwǎng · in the past; formerly

Practice word

Word information

Simplified以往

Traditional以往

Pinyinyǐwǎng

Part of speech名

HSK 3.06

HSK 2.06

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

以yǐ

according to; so as to; because of; then

往wǎng

to go, to depart; past, former

How to learn 以往

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

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可以kěyǐ

can; may; possible; able to; not bad; pretty good

所以suǒyǐ

therefore; as a result; so; the reason why

往wǎng

old variant of 往[wang3]; to go (in a direction); to; towards; (of a train) bound for; past; previous

以后yǐhòu

after; later; afterwards; following; later on; in the future

以前yǐqián

before; formerly; previous; ago

以上yǐshàng

that level or higher; that amount or more; the above-mentioned; (used to indicate that one has completed one's remarks) That is all.