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向
xiàng
1.
towards
2.
to face
3.
to turn towards
4.
direction
5.
to support
6.
to side with
7.
shortly before
8.
formerly
9.
always
10.
all along
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
一向
yīxiàng
always (previously)
偏向
piānxiàng
partial towards sth
倾向
qīngxiàng
trend
内向
nèixiàng
inward-looking
全向
quánxiàng
in all directions
切向
qiēxiàng
tangent direction
刘向
LiúXiàng
Liu Xiang (77-6 BC), Han Dynasty scholar and author
动向
dòngxiàng
trend
去向
qùxiàng
the position of sth
反向
fǎnxiàng
opposite direction
取向
qǔxiàng
orientation
向上
xiàngshàng
upward
向下
xiàngxià
down
向来
xiànglái
always (previously)
向例
xiànglì
custom
向前
xiàngqián
forward
向北
xiàngběi
northward
向南
xiàngnán
southward
向外
xiàngwài
out
向后
xiànghòu
backward
Example Sentences (8)
老周，我打算买房子了，想向你借点儿钱。
Lǎo Zhōu, wǒ dǎsuàn mǎi fángzi le, xiǎng xiàng nǐ jiè diǎnr qián.
Old Zhou, I'm planning to buy a house and want to borrow some money from you.
Text 1
您从大学毕业开始工作，到现在才十年时间，怎么给公司赚了这么多钱？这让我非常吃惊。我想向您学习一下成功的经验。
Nín cóng dàxué bìyè kāishǐ gōngzuò, dào xiànzài cái shí nián shíjiān, zěnme gěi gōngsī zhuàn le zhème duō qián? Zhè ràng wǒ fēicháng chījīng. Wǒ xiǎng xiàng nín xuéxí yíxià chénggōng de jīngyàn.
You started working after graduating from university, and it’s only been ten years up to now. How did you make the company so much money? This really surprises me. I want to learn from you about your successful experience.
Text 2
当时她的父母和亲戚都不支持她，可是她坚持自己的选择，现在终于向所有人证明了她的选择是正确的。
Dāngshí tā de fùmǔ hé qīnqi dōu bù zhīchí tā, kěshì tā jiānchí zìjǐ de xuǎnzé, xiànzài zhōngyú xiàng suǒyǒu rén zhèngmíng le tā de xuǎnzé shì zhèngquè de.
At the time, her parents and relatives didn't support her, but she stuck to her choice, and now she has finally proven to everyone that her choice was correct.
Text 3
医生也这么说，他还告诉我要多向远处看看，尤其是多看看绿色的植物。
Yīshēng yě zhème shuō, tā hái gàosu wǒ yào duō xiàng yuǎnchù kànkan, yóuqí shì duō kànkan lǜsè de zhíwù.
The doctor said so too; he also told me to look into the distance more, especially to look more at green plants.
Text 3
放假的时候，我会收拾好行李，带上地图，买张火车票，向目的地出发。
Fàngjià de shíhòu, wǒ huì shōushí hǎo xínglǐ, dài shàng dìtú, mǎi zhāng huǒchēpiào, xiàng mùdìdì chūfā.
When I'm on vacation, I will pack my bags, bring a map, buy a train ticket, and set off for my destination.
Text 5
让孩子养成一个好习惯实在太重要了，看来我得向他父母好好儿学习。
Ràng háizǐ yǎngchéng yí gè hǎo xíguàn shízài tài zhòngyào le, kànlái wǒ děi xiàng tā fùmǔ hǎohāor xuéxí.
Helping a child develop a good habit is really important, it seems I should learn from his parents.
Text 1
我们应该重视平时的积累，多向周围的人学习。
Wǒmen yīnggāi zhòngshì píngshí de jīlěi, duō xiàng zhōuwéi de rén xuéxí.
We should value daily accumulation and learn more from the people around us.
Text 5
你这个动作做得还是不太标准，我给你跳一遍。你仔细看看，应该像我这样：先抬胳膊，然后抬腿，最后头再向右转一下。
Nǐ zhège dòngzuò zuò de háishì bú tài biāozhǔn, wǒ gěi nǐ tiào yí biàn. Nǐ zǐxì kànkan, yīnggāi xiàng wǒ zhèyàng: xiān tái gēbo, ránhòu tái tuǐ, zuìhòu tóu zài xiàng yòu zhuǎn yíxià.
Your move is still not quite standard; I'll do it once for you. Look carefully; it should be like I do: first raise your arms, then raise your leg, and finally turn your head to the right a bit.
Text 3
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Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 3
- Character Frequency Rank
- 145
- Word Frequency Rank
- 313 of 84,292