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向往

xiàng wǎng · xiang wang

Traditional 嚮往

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to yearn for
  2. to look forward to
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In a conversation

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A dream life

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)向往(xiàngwǎng)什么样(shénmeyàng)的(de)生活(shēnghuó)？

    What kind of life do you long for?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)向往(xiàngwǎng)在(zài)海边(hǎibiān)住(zhù)，每天(měitiān)听(tīng)海(hǎi)。

    I long to live by the sea and listen to it every day.

  3. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)为什么(wèishénme)还(hái)住(zhù)在(zài)北京(běijīng)？

    Then why do you still live in Beijing?

  4. Dengdeng

    因为(yīnwèi)我(wǒ)还(hái)要(yào)上班(shàngbān)。

    Because I still have to work.

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)向往(xiàngwǎng)的(de)，其实(qíshí)是(shì)不用(bùyòng)上班(shàngbān)吧(ba)？

    What you long for is actually not having to work, right?

  6. Dengdeng

    被(bèi)你(nǐ)发现(fāxiàn)了(le)。

    You found me out.

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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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