前往 (qián wǎng): to go to, to head for

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 5verb

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning: to go to, to head for
Characters: 2
Part of speech: verb
HSK level: HSK 5

Full definitions

to leave for
to proceed towards
to go to

Chinese explanation

从所在的地方动身到别的地方去，后面通常接要去的地点。例如“前往北京”就是动身去北京
也说“前往机场”“前往医院”。多用于书面语和比较正式的场合，表示出发去某处，不强调到达。

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Character breakdown

HSK 1

front

HSK 2

to go (in a direction)

Example sentences

Tomorrow at eight in the morning, we will take the high-speed train to Beijing to attend an important international conference.

After receiving his mother's phone call, he immediately packed his luggage and prepared to head to the airport to catch the earliest flight home.

In order to find better job opportunities, many young people choose to go to big cities to develop their careers, even though the cost of living there is very high.

After the earthquake, the rescue team traveled through the night to the most severely affected village to deliver food and medicine to the trapped residents.

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