前往
qián wǎng
Pinyin

Definition

前往
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qián wǎng
  1. to leave for
  2. to proceed towards
  3. to go

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

之前
zhī qián
  1. 1 before
  2. 2 prior to
  3. 3 ago
  4. 4 previously
  5. 5 beforehand
以前
yǐ qián
  1. 1 before
  2. 2 formerly
  3. 3 previous
  4. 4 ago
前
qián
  1. 1 front
  2. 2 forward
  3. 3 ahead
  4. 4 first
  5. 5 top (followed by a number)
  6. 6 future
  7. 7 ago
  8. 8 before
  9. 9 BC (e.g. 前293年)
  10. 10 former
  11. 11 formerly
一如既往
yī rú jì wǎng
  1. 1 just as in the past (idiom); as before
  2. 2 continuing as always
交往
jiāo wǎng
  1. 1 to associate (with)
  2. 2 to have contact (with)
  3. 3 to hang out (with)
  4. 4 to date
  5. 5 (interpersonal) relationship
  6. 6 association
  7. 7 contact
以往
yǐ wǎng
  1. 1 in the past
  2. 2 formerly
来往
lái wǎng
  1. 1 to come and go
  2. 2 to have dealings with
  3. 3 to be in relation with
前世
qián shì
  1. 1 previous generations
  2. 2 previous incarnation (Buddhism)
前来
qián lái
  1. 1 to come (formal)
  2. 2 before
  3. 3 previously
前夕
qián xī
  1. 1 eve
  2. 2 the day before
前夜
qián yè
  1. 1 the eve
  2. 2 the night before
前天
qián tiān
  1. 1 the day before yesterday
前奏
qián zòu
  1. 1 prelude
  2. 2 presage
前妻
qián qī
  1. 1 ex-wife
  2. 2 late wife
前年
qián nián
  1. 1 the year before last
前往
qián wǎng
  1. 1 to leave for
  2. 2 to proceed towards
  3. 3 to go
前后
qián hòu
  1. 1 around
  2. 2 from beginning to end
  3. 3 all around
  4. 4 front and rear
前所未有
qián suǒ wèi yǒu
  1. 1 unprecedented
前提
qián tí
  1. 1 premise
  2. 2 precondition
  3. 3 prerequisite
前方
qián fāng
  1. 1 ahead
  2. 2 the front

Idioms (20)

一如既往
yī rú jì wǎng
  1. 1 just as in the past (idiom); as before
  2. 2 continuing as always
一往无前
yī wǎng wú qián
  1. 1 to advance courageously (idiom)
  2. 2 to press forward
不听老人言，吃亏在眼前
bù tīng lǎo rén yán , chī kuī zài yǎn qián
  1. 1 (idiom) ignore your elders at your peril
不顾前后
bù gù qián hòu
  1. 1 regardless of what's before or after (idiom); rushing blindly into sth
五百年前是一家
wǔ bǎi nián qián shì yī jiā
  1. 1 five hundred years ago we were the same family (idiom) (said of persons with the same surname)
人往高处走，水往低处流
rén wǎng gāo chù zǒu , shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú
  1. 1 man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom)
  2. 2 one should constantly strive to make progress
停滞不前
tíng zhì bù qián
  1. 1 stuck and not moving forward (idiom); stagnant
  2. 2 in a rut
  3. 3 at a standstill
光前裕后
guāng qián yù hòu
  1. 1 to bring honor to one's ancestors and benefit future generations (idiom)
前不着村，后不着店
qián bù zháo cūn , hòu bù zháo diàn
  1. 1 lit. no village ahead and no inn behind (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be stranded in the middle of nowhere
  3. 3 to be in a predicament
前不见古人，后不见来者
qián bù jiàn gǔ rén , hòu bù jiàn lái zhě
  1. 1 unique
  2. 2 unprecedented (idiom)
前世姻缘
qián shì yīn yuán
  1. 1 a marriage predestined in a former life (idiom)
前事不忘，后事之师
qián shì bù wàng , hòu shì zhī shī
  1. 1 don't forget past events, they can guide you in future (idiom); benefit from past experience
前人栽树，后人乘凉
qián rén zāi shù , hòu rén chéng liáng
  1. 1 to enjoy the benefits of the hard work of one's predecessors. (idiom)
前仆后继
qián pū hòu jì
  1. 1 one falls, the next follows (idiom); stepping into the breach to replace fallen comrades
  2. 2 advancing wave upon wave
前倨后恭
qián jù hòu gōng
  1. 1 to switch from arrogance to deference (idiom)
前功尽弃
qián gōng jìn qì
  1. 1 to waste all one's previous efforts (idiom)
  2. 2 all that has been achieved goes down the drain
前因后果
qián yīn hòu guǒ
  1. 1 cause and effects (idiom); entire process of development
前怕狼后怕虎
qián pà láng hòu pà hǔ
  1. 1 lit. to fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be full of needless fears
  3. 3 reds under the beds
前缘未了
qián yuán wèi liǎo
  1. 1 one's predestined fate is yet to be fulfilled (idiom)
前赴后继
qián fù hòu jì
  1. 1 to advance dauntlessly in wave upon wave (idiom)

Sample Sentences

昨天上午，当记者走进这家店时，一位顾客正端着一盘糕点前往自助收银台结账。
zuótiān shàngwǔ ，dāng jìzhě zǒujìn zhè jiā diàn shí ，yī wèi gùkè zhēng duān zhe yī pán gāodiǎn qiánwǎng zìzhù shōuyíntái jiézhàng 。
Yesterday morning, when the reporter walked into the shop, a customer was holding a tray of pastries and walking towards the self service check out
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各位旅客，本车站站内全面禁止吸菸，如果需要吸菸，请前往北门出口旁的吸菸区吸菸，谢谢。
gèwèi lǚkè ，běn chēzhàn zhàn nèi quánmiàn jìnzhǐ xīyān ，rúguǒ xūyào xīyān ，qǐng qiánwǎng běimén chūkǒu páng de xīyānqū xīyān ，xièxie 。
Ladies and Gentlemen, smoking inside the station is completely forbidden. If you need to smoke, please go to the smoking area beside the north gate, thank you.
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在处理完马戏团盗窃案之后，李探长他们马上开车前往城北的永康路。因为有人报案，称清早在永康小区85号楼发现了一连串的血脚印，而且从地下室飘出了煤气味。
zài chǔlǐ wán mǎxìtuán dàoqièàn zhīhòu ，Lǐ tànzhǎng tāmen mǎshàng kāichē qiánwǎng chéngběi de yǒngkānglù 。yīnwèi yǒurén bàoàn ，chēng qīngzǎo zài yǒngkāng xiǎoqū bāshíwǔ hào lóu fāxiàn le yīliánchuàn de xiě jiǎoyìn ，érqiě cóng dìxiàshì piāo chū le méiqì wèi 。
After solving the mystery of the circus burglary, Detective Li and his team drove north to Yongkang Road. Someone had reported that they had discovered a trail of bloody footprints and the smell of gas wafting from the basement of building 85 in the Yongkang housing compound.
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太空，最后的前线，这是进取号的一次航行。它在五年内的任务是探索陌生的世界，寻找新的生命和新的文明，前往人们从未探索过的地方。
tàikōng ，zuìhòu de qiánxiàn ，zhè shì Jìnqǔhào de yī cì hángxíng 。tā zài wǔ nián nèi de rènwu shì tànsuǒ mòshēng de shìjiè ，xúnzhǎo xīn de shēngmìng hé xīn de wénmíng ，qiánwǎng rénmen cóngwèi tànsuǒ guo de dìfang 。
Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its five-year mission: to seek out new worlds, new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no one has gone before.
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乘坐中国国际航空公司CA992航班前往温哥华的旅客，您乘坐的航班现在开始登机。
chéngzuò Zhōngguó Guójì Hángkōng Gōngsī CA jiǔ jiǔ èr hángbān qiánwǎng Wēngēhuá de lǚkè ，nín chéngzuò de hángbān xiànzài kāishǐ dēngjī 。
Passengers flying to Vancouver on Air China flight CA992, your flight is now boarding.
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乘坐美国西北航空公司NW8643航班前往纽约的旅客，您乘坐的航班登机门有变动。请您由8号门登机。
chéngzuò Měiguó Xīběi Hángkōng Gōngsī NW bā liù sì sān hángbān qiánwǎng Niǔyuē de lǚkè ，nín chéngzuò de hángbān dēngjīmén yǒu biàndòng 。qǐng nín yóu bā hào mén dēngjī 。
Passengers flying Northwest Airlines flight NW8643 to New York, the boarding gate for your flight has been changed. Please proceed to Gate 8 for boarding.
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乘坐中国东方航空公司MU583航班前往洛杉矶的旅客，我们抱歉地通知您由于天气原因，您乘坐的中国东方航空公司MU583航班不能按时起飞。
chéngzuò Zhōngguó Dōngfāng Hángkōng Gōngsī MU wǔ bā sān hángbān qiánwǎng Luòshānjī de lǚkè ，wǒmen bàoqiàn de tōngzhī nín yóuyú tiānqì yuányīn ，nín chéngzuò de Zhōngguó dōngfāng hángkōng gōngsī MU wǔ bā sān hángbān bùnéng ànshí qǐfēi 。
Passengers flying to Los Angeles on China Eastern flight MU583, we are sorry to announce that due to poor weather conditions China Eastern flight MU583 will not depart at the originally scheduled time.
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