向往

xiàng wǎng · xiang wang

Traditional 嚮往

Meaning

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  1. to yearn for
  2. to look forward to

In a sentence

2 examples
01

没(méi)有(yǒu)什(shén)么(me)可(kě)以(yǐ)阻(zǔ)挡(dǎng),我(wǒ)对(duì)自(zì)由(yóu)的(de)向(xiàng)往(wǎng)。

Nothing can keep me from yearning for freedom.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sadhen · English by pig8322 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)一(yì)直(zhí)向(xiàng)往(wǎng)去(qù)海(hǎi)边(biān)生(shēng)活(huó)。

She has always yearned to live by the sea.

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