Jiějué wèntí zuì jiǎnbiàn de fāngfǎ wǎngwǎng shì zuìhǎo de bànfǎ.
The simplest way to solve a problem is often the best.
Sentence #4859654 from Tatoeba · translation adapted
How 往往 is built
Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.
往wǎngto go
往 is a single shape of 8 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.
往wǎngto go
往 is a single shape of 8 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.
How to write 往往
往 8 strokes
Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.
Stroke order chart for 往往 (wǎngwǎng). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.
往往 (wǎngwǎng) means “usually” or “in many cases”. It is an HSK 4 word.
Say it wǎngwǎng: wǎng with a 3rd tone, then wǎng with a 3rd tone. In speech it sounds like wángwǎng. When two third tones meet, the first one rises into a second tone. You still write it with two third tones. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 往往 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type wangwang with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 往往 from the suggestions. Typing wangwang into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
往往 is an HSK 4 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.
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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.
往wǎng3rd tone, dipping
