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往

wǎng

1. preposition toward (movement direction; takes a place word, cannot take a personal object)

   他往南走。

   Tā wǎng nán zǒu.

   He walks southward.

2. adjective past; former

   往事不要再提了。

   Wǎngshì bùyào zài tí le.

   Let bygones be bygones.

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