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往(望) [wàng] 介

1. ■ （向） toward; to:

往好 [坏]处想 think of the better [unfavourable] possibilities of a situation;

往前走 go forward;

往后退 retreat backward;

往右拐 turn to the right;

劲往一处使 all directing their efforts toward the same goal;

水往低处流。 Water naturally flows downhill.; Water always finds its own level.

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