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往往

wǎng wǎng · wang wang

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 3Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. usually
  2. in many cases
  3. more often than not
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Fishing

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)钓(diào)了(le)一下午(yīxiàwǔ)，一条(yītiáo)鱼(yú)也(yě)没有(méiyǒu)。

    I've fished all afternoon and caught nothing.

  2. Liangliang

    钓鱼(diàoyú)往往(wǎngwǎng)要(yào)等(děng)很久(hěnjiǔ)。

    Fishing often means waiting a long time.

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)一般(yībān)钓(diào)几条(jǐtiáo)？

    How many do you usually catch?

  4. Liangliang

    一般(yībān)一两条(yīliǎngtiáo)。往往(wǎngwǎng)最后(zuìhòu)一刻(yīkè)才(cái)有(yǒu)鱼(yú)。

    Usually one or two. Fish often only show up at the last moment.

  5. Dengdeng

    看(kàn)，我(wǒ)的(de)鱼竿(yúgān)动(dòng)了(le)！我(wǒ)钓到(diàodào)了(le)！

    Look, my rod moved! I caught one!

  6. Liangliang

    让(ràng)我(wǒ)看看(kànkan)……是(shì)一只(yīzhǐ)旧(jiù)鞋子(xiézi)。

    Let me see... it's an old shoe.

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2 examples
01

解(jiě)决(jué)问(wèn)题(tí)最(zuì)简(jiǎn)便(biàn)的(de)方(fāng)法(fǎ)往(wǎng)往(wǎng)是(shì)最(zuì)好(hǎo)的(de)办(bàn)法(fǎ)。

The simplest solutions are always the best.

Tatoeba: Chinese by musclegirlxyp · English by patgfisher · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

温(wēn)度(dù)计(jì)往(wǎng)往(wǎng)低(dī)于(yú)零(líng)度(dù)。

Thermometers often go below zero.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by shekitten · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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往
wǎng

to go (in a direction); to

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