Definition & Meaning

look forward to; be attracted towards; crave/yearn (for)

Word usage

Words with xiang wang

xiàng wǎng

向 往

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HSK6 NHSK 789－3 Intermediate DC5More

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v.look forward to; be attracted towards; crave/yearn (for)
- tā xiàng wǎng běi jīng
  他向往北京。
  He yearns for Beijing.
- wǒ zhōng yú dēng shang le xiàng wǎng xǔ jiǔ de cháng chéng
  我终于登上了向往许久的长城。
  At long last, I climbed to the top of the Great Wall, which I had long been looking forward to seeing.
- wǒ xiàng wǎng měi hǎo de wèi lái
  我向往美好的未来。
  I look forward to a bright future.
- xiàng wǎng wèi lái
  向往未来
  look forward to the future
- xiàng wǎng ài qíng
  向往爱情
  crave love
- xiàng wǎng zì yóu
  向往自由
  yearn for freedom
- xiàng wǎng yǐ jiǔ
  向往已久
  have long been yearing for
- duì shàn liáng de xiàng wǎng
  对善良的向往
  the desire to see goodness
- xiàng wǎng zhe guò xìng fú shēng huó
  向往着过幸福生活
  look forward to leading a happy life
- wǒ suǒ xiàng wǎng de shēng huó yuè jiǎn dān yuè hǎo
  我所向往的生活，越简单越好。
  I yearn for life, less is more.
synonym
chōng jǐng憧憬 qīng xīn倾心 xīn yí心仪 shén wǎng神往 qīng mù倾慕 zuì xīn醉心 shén chí神驰 kě mù渴慕

Word usage

Note
1."憧憬" is different from "向往". "憧憬" has a strong style of written language, which can be used as both a verb and a noun; "向往" has a strong style of spoken language and can only be used as a verb. 2."向" cannot be written as "想".

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