往往
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 4
往往 (wǎngwǎng) · often
往往 (wǎngwǎng) means “often; usually; more often than not”. It is written with 1 character: 往 (towards). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 往往 is built
The characters
往 wǎng · towards
What 往 is made of
- 彳chì — to step with the left foot
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 王wáng — king
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 彳 gives the meaning, 王 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
周末公园里往往人很多。Zhōumò gōngyuán lǐ wǎngwǎng rén hěn duō.The park is usually crowded on weekends.
他往往工作到很晚。Tā wǎngwǎng gōngzuò dào hěn wǎn.He often works until very late.
Questions about 往往
What does 往往 mean?
往往 (wǎngwǎng) means “often; usually; more often than not”.
How do you pronounce 往往?
往往 is pronounced wǎngwǎng.
Which HSK level is 往往?
往往 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 交往jiāowǎngto associate with
- 前往qiánwǎngto go to
- 往返wǎngfǎnto go back and forth
- 礼尚往来lǐshàngwǎngláicourtesy demands reciprocity
- 往常wǎngchángusual
- 往事wǎngshìpast events
- 向往xiàngwǎngto yearn for
- 一如既往yīrújìwǎngjust as always
- 以往yǐwǎngin the past
- 往wǎngtowards
Learn 往往 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 62: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.