向

Towards in Chinese: 向 (xiàng)

xiàng

towards

HSK 22 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1towards
  2. 2to face
  3. 3to turn towards
  4. 4direction
  5. 5to support
  6. 6to side with
  7. 7shortly before
  8. 8formerly
  9. 9always
  10. 10all along
  11. 11(suffix) suitable for ...
  12. 12oriented to ...

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向

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄒㄧㄤˋ

xiàng

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄤ/ angˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 他很内向。

    tā hěn nèi xiàng。

    He is introverted.

  • 向他道歉。

    xiàng tā dào qiàn。

    Apologize to him.

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Related words

方向

fāng xiàng

direction

向导

xiàng dǎo

guide

向前

xiàng qián

forward

向上

xiàng shàng

upward

一向

yī xiàng

always (previously)

转向

zhuǎn xiàng

to change direction

面向

miàn xiàng

to face

倾向

qīng xiàng

trend

导向

dǎo xiàng

to be oriented towards

定向

dìng xiàng

to orientate

动向

dòng xiàng

trend

横向

héng xiàng

horizontal

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