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    Expressing 'to go to' with 前往 (qiánwǎng)

    Direction & Movement

    Structure

    前往 + Destination

    Explanation

    前往 (qiánwǎng) means 'to go to' or 'to head for' and is a formal way of expressing travel to a destination. It is more literary than 去 and is commonly used in written Chinese, news reports, and formal speech.

    Examples

    • 代表团明天将前往北京参加会议。

      dài biǎo tuán míng tiān jiāng qián wǎng běi jīng cān jiā huì yì.

      The delegation will head to Beijing tomorrow to attend a conference.

    • 旅客们正在前往登机口的路上。

      lǚ kè men zhèng zài qián wǎng dēng jī kǒu de lù shàng.

      The passengers are on their way to the boarding gate.

    • 我们计划下周前往云南旅游。

      wǒ men jì huà xià zhōu qián wǎng yún nán lǚ yóu.

      We plan to travel to Yunnan next week.

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