往往
Chinese
toward; (of a train) bound for; to go (in a direction) toward; (of a train) bound for; to go (in a direction); past; previous; towards | toward; (of a train) bound for; to go (in a direction) toward; (of a train) bound for; to go (in a direction); past; previous; towards | ||
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| simp. and trad. (往往) | 往 | 往 | |
| alternative forms | 永永 (éng-éng) Min Nan | ||
Pronunciation
Adverb
往往
- often
- 往往如此 ― wǎngwǎng rúcǐ ― to be often the case
- 傳聞與暹人相攻，皆驅百姓使戰，往往亦别無智略謀畫。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: c. 1300, 周達觀 / 周达观 (Zhou Daguan), 《真臘風土記 / 真腊风土记》 (The Customs of Cambodia), translation by Peter Harris
- Chuánwén yǔ Xiān rén xiàng gōng, jiē qū bǎixìng shǐ zhàn, wǎngwǎng yì bié wú zhìlüè móuhuà. [Pinyin]
- I have heard reports that when the Siamese attacked, all the ordinary people were ordered out to do battle, often with no good strategy or preparation.
传闻与暹人相攻，皆驱百姓使战，往往亦别无智略谋画。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- 我國經典，未經整理，讀起來特別難，一般人往往望而生畏，結果是敬而遠之。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 1942, 朱自清 (Zhu Ziqing), 經典常談
- Wǒguó jīngdiǎn, wèijīng zhěnglǐ, dú qǐlái tèbié nán, yībānrén wǎngwǎng wàng'érshēngwèi, jiéguǒ shì jìng'éryuǎnzhī. [Pinyin]
- Chinese classics are difficult to read uncollated. Ordinary people are often terrified by the sight of them, and prefer to remain at a respectful distance.
我国经典，未经整理，读起来特别难，一般人往往望而生畏，结果是敬而远之。 [MSC, simp.]
- (Classical Chinese) everywhere
- 旦日，卒中往往語，皆指目陳勝。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE
- Dànrì, zú zhōng wǎngwǎng yǔ, jiē zhǐmù Chén Shèng. [Pinyin]
- The next day, everywhere in the infantry, soldiers were talking about the event, and were pointing and looking at Chen Sheng.
旦日，卒中往往语，皆指目陈胜。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Synonyms
- (often):
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Dialectal synonyms of 常常 (“often; frequently”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words edit |
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 經常, 時常, 常常, 時時, 往往, 每每 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 常 |
| Taiwan | 常常 | |
| Jinan | 常常, 常, 時常 | |
| Xi'an | 常常, 常, 時常 | |
| Wuhan | 帶常, 時常 | |
| Chengdu | 時常, 常常, 隨時 | |
| Yangzhou | 常 | |
| Hefei | 常 | |
| Singapore | 常常 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 時時, 時常, 長時, 周時, 遇時 |
| Hong Kong | 成日, 經常, 時時, 周時, 周不時 | |
| Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 經常 | |
| Yangjiang | 周時 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 千常, 時常 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 輒常, 長時, 時常 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 輒輒, 輒常, 長透, 常常, 時常, 不時, 時時, 長間 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 輒輒, 輒常, 長透, 登常, 常常, 時常, 不時, 時時, 長間 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 輒輒, 輒常, 長透, 常常, 時常, 不時, 時時, 長間 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 輒輒, 長在, 輒常, 常常, 時常, 不時, 時時 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 輒輒, 常勻, 輒常, 長透, 常常, 時常, 不時, 時時, 長間 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 輒輒, 不時, 輒, 恬恬, 長透, 時時 | |
| Hong Kong | 長日 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 三不時 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 常常, 時常 |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 稠稠, 稠, 盡稠 |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 定定, 長長, 四常, 時常, 常常, 不時, 不期時 |
| Quanzhou | 定定, 長長, 四常, 時常, 常常, 不時 | |
| Zhangzhou | 定定, 時常, 常常, 不時, 不期時 | |
| Tainan | 定定, 時常, 常常, 不時, 捷捷, 沓沓, 常在, 往往 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 定定, 常常, 四常, 不時 | |
| Chaozhou | 長時, 惦惦 | |
| Shantou | 經常, 時常, 時時, 惦惦 | |
| Bangkok (Teochew) | 惦惦 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 三不時 |
| Shanghai (Chongming) | 千常 | |
| Suzhou | 時常, 常時, 常樁 | |
| Ningbo | 老老, 老長 rare, 長常 rare, 長時 rare | |
| Wenzhou | 清清, 常期 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 練常, 打常, 扯常, 扯常子 |
| Shuangfeng | 練常, 常常 | |
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Synonyms of 往往
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Descendants
Sino-Xenic (往往):
- → Japanese: 往往 (ōō)
- → Korean: 왕왕(往往) (wang'wang)
References
- “Entry #3921”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Chinese and Min Nan), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2011.
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
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| 往 | 往 |
| おう Grade: 5 | おう Grade: 5 |
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| (This term, 往往, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) |