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往年 (wǎng nián): In former years (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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Character Breakdown
往 • wǎng • towards • HSK 3.0 · L2
HSK 3.0 · L2
wǎng
往
towards
年 • nián • year • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
nián
年
year
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 往年.
Words with
往
往往
wǎng wǎng
often
交往
jiāo wǎng
be in contact with; associate with
前往
qián wǎng
to leave for; to proceed towards; to go to
往返
wǎng fǎn
go there and back; come and go
以往
yǐ wǎng
before; formerly; previously; in the past
向往
xiàng wǎng
yearn for; look forward to
往事
wǎng shì
history; the past
往后
wǎng hòu
from now on
Words with
年
今年
jīn nián
this year
明年
míng nián
next year
去年
qù nián
last year
过年
guò nián
to celebrate the Chinese New Year
前年
qián nián
the year before last
后年
hòu nián
the year after next
年级
nián jí
(school) year/grade
年轻
nián qīng
young
4.
Example Sentences with 往年
wǎng
往
nián
年
de
的
zhè
这
ge
个
shí
时
hou
候
，
tiān
天
qì
气
yǐ
已
jīng
经
fēi
非
cháng
常
nuǎn
暖
huo
和
le
了
。
At this time in former years, the weather was already very warm.
jīn
今
nián
年
de
的
là
腊
yuè
月
bìng
并
bú
不
xiàng
像
wǎng
往
nǐ
你
bù
不
jué
觉
de
得
jīn
今
nián
年
de
的
xià
夏
tiān
天
bǐ
wèi
为
hé
何
jīn
今
nián
年
gōng
公
sī
司
nián
年
huì
会
méi
没
yǒu
nǐ
你
jīn
今
nián
年
dǎ
打
suàn
算
qù
去
nǎ
哪
lǐ
里
bì
避
shǔ
nián
年
nà
那
yàng
样
hán
寒
lěng
冷
cì
刺
gǔ
骨
。
This year's twelfth lunar month is not as bitterly cold as in previous years.
比
wǎng
往
nián
年
gèng
更
jiā
加
yán
炎
rè
热
ma
吗
？
Don't you think this summer is even more scorching than previous years?
有
xiàng
像
wǎng
往
nián
年
yí
一
yàng
样
zhāng
张
dēng
灯
jié
结
cǎi
彩
ne
呢
？
Why wasn't this year's company annual party decorated with lanterns and banners like in previous years?
暑
，
hái
还
shì
是
xiàng
像
wǎng
往
nián
年
yí
一
yàng
样
qù
去
hǎi
海
biān
边
ma
吗
？
Where do you plan to go to escape the summer heat this year, or will you go to the seaside as usual?
