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往往
Mandarin · pinyin wǎng wǎng
Meanings
- usually
- in many cases
- more often than not
Characters in this entry
- 往
- wǎng · go, depart; past, formerly
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Mandarin tones
3–3 · wang3 wang3
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Counts describe dictionary records, not word frequency or semantic similarity. Source identities stay separate.Read this spelling in Classical texts
Follow a written form into the eight pinned witnesses: Analects, Mencius, Laozi, Zhuangzi, Xunzi, Han Feizi, Sunzi and the Mao Shijing. A match is a place to investigate; it does not prove that a modern dictionary sense fits the passage.
Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 2 senses · 1 Cantonese reading
Rime Cantonese 粵拼
wong5 wong5
Cantonese word readings for 往往. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
adv
- usually; generally; often; tend to
- (Classical) everywhere
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