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往左走。
。 Go left.Practice path
Make this line survive without the page.
Start with the sound, then answer the authored recall prompts for this exact line. No browsing through the whole quiz set.
Current move
Hear it cold Listen first, then choose the Mandarin line before reading the page again.Listen first, then choose the Mandarin line before reading the page again.
Next往左走。 02 What does 往左走 mean?往 points the direction; 左 is left.
PracticeGo left. 03 Fill the pinyin for 往左走。All three syllables use third tone marks here.
Practicewǎng zuǒ zǒu. 04 Which means go right: 往左走 or 往右走?左 is left; 右 is right.
Practice往右走。Scene
When to use it
Understanding or giving a short direction on the street or inside a station.
Risk
safe
Do not use it when you mean turn left at a specific corner; 左转 is more precise for turn left.
Literal
Toward left walk.
Directions become easier when learners hear 往 as toward and connect it with left, right, and straight ahead.
Mini dialogue
Hear the social move.
Play both lines, then say the second line without looking.
Contrast
Do not blur these together.
Recall prompts
Check whether it survived.
02 · Fill the pinyin for 往左走。
Answer: wǎng zuǒ zǒu.
All three syllables use third tone marks here.
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