# 向往 (xiàngwǎng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 向往 (xiàngwǎng) means “to yearn for; to look forward to”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to yearn for; to look forward to
- Pinyin: xiàngwǎng (xiang4 wang3)
- Traditional: 嚮往
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 许多人向往宁静的乡村生活。
  Xǔduō rén xiàngwǎng níngjìng de xiāngcūn shēnghuó.
  Many people yearn for a peaceful country life.

## Characters

- [向](https://hanziro.com/word/xiang-towards/) (xiàng): towards; to face
- [往](https://hanziro.com/word/wang-towards/) (wǎng): towards; to

https://hanziro.com/word/xiang-wang-yearn/

Dictionary data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Audio: audio-cmn (CC BY-SA).