HSK · Level 43
120 words
Chinese word
往往
Pronunciation
Pinyinwǎng wǎng
Meaning
- adverboften
Example
我们往往在饭后散步。wǒ men wáng wǎng zài fàn hòu sàn bù
We often take a walk after meals.
More examples
失败往往是因为准备不够。shī bài wáng wǎng shì yīn wèi zhǔn bèi bú gòu
Failure is often due to insufficient preparation.
Core concept
A recurring pattern in which a particular condition makes an event likely to happen again.
Common phrases
往往是因为wáng wǎng shì yīn wèi
___ is often because ___
往往与...有关wáng wǎng yǔ yǒu guān
often be connected with ___
Similar words
经常jīng cháng: Describes something that happens frequently and regularly, often as part of a habit.
常常cháng cháng: Describes something that happens often and repeatedly.
通常tōng cháng: Describes what usually happens or is generally true.
总是zǒng shì: Shows that the same situation or action happens nearly every time.
Definition in Chinese
用作副词，表示在某种情形下容易或多次发生的情况，常用于指出倾向性或因果关系。yòng zuò fù cí biǎo shì zài móu zhǒng qíng xíng xià róng yì huò duō cì fā shēng de qíng kuàng cháng yòng yú zhǐ chū qīng xiàng xìng huò yīn guǒ guān xì
Word origin
往往 (wǎngwǎng, "often") is a repeated form of 往 (wǎng, "go") that became an adverb for recurring or likely events.
Usage tips
- In everyday sentences, it often links a situation with its usual result, so it presents a pattern rather than merely reporting how many times something happened.
Opposites
- 偶尔óu ěroccasionallyadverb
- 很少hén shǎoseldomadverb