| wǎng | to go (in a direction)/to/towards/(of a train) bound for/past/previous |
| 往 | to go (in a direction) to towards |
| 往上 | upgrade; upwards |
| 往事 | past events former happenings |
| 往事如烟 | past events have vanished like smoke |
| 往事如风 | the past is vanished like the wind; gone beyond recall |
| 往前 | to move forwards |
| 往古 | in former times in olden days |
| 往后 | from now on in the future time to come |
| 往复 | to go and come back to make a return trip backwards and forwards (e.g. of piston or pump action) |
| 往复动作 | reciprocating action |
| 往复式 | [Mechanics] reciprocating |
| 往复移动 | reciprocation |
| 往复运动 | backwards and forwards action (e.g. of piston or pump) reciprocating motion |
| 往外 | out outbound departing |
| 往岁 | in former years in olden days |
| 往常 | habitually in the past as one used to do formerly as it used to be |
| 往年 | in former years in previous years |
| 往往 | often frequently |
| 往往有之 | to have always had (idiom) |
| 往日 | in former days |