往前

wǎngqián
  1. (in) the past
  2. ahead; forward; in the future

CEDICT

  1. forwards
  2. the past

Wiktionary

  1. 以前、过去。
  2. 向前方。
  3. 比喻更进一步。

重編國語辭典

Examples

往前开。

Drive on.

Source: Tatoeba

车往前走。

The car was going forward.

Source: Tatoeba

一直往前走。

Keep walking straight ahead.

Source: Tatoeba

这儿往前有所商店。

There used to be a shop here.

Source: Tatoeba

我不能再往前走了。

I can't go any farther.

I can't walk any further.

Source: Tatoeba

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Entry Composition

=1 往 wǎng
  1. to go (in a direction)
  2. to
  3. towards
  4. (of a train) bound for
  5. past
  6. previous
=1 往 wǎng old variant of 往 wǎng
2 前 qián
  1. front
  2. forward
  3. ahead
  4. first
  5. top (followed by a number)
  6. future
  7. ago
  8. before
  9. BC (e.g. 前293年)
  10. former
  11. formerly

Containing this entry

勇往前进 yǒngwǎngqiánjìn see 勇往直前 yǒngwǎngzhíqián

Related entries

前尘 qiánchén
  1. the past
  2. impurity contracted previously (in the sentient world) (Buddhism)
已往 yǐwǎng the past
往昔 wǎngxī the past
昔 xī
  1. former times
  2. the past
  3. Taiwan pr. xí
既往 jìwǎng
  1. past
  2. bygone
  3. the past