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Towards in Chinese: 向着 (xiàng zhe)

xiàng zhe

towards

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 向著1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1towards
  2. 2facing (sb or sth)
  3. 3(coll.) to side with
  4. 4to favor

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着

Zhuyin

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ㄒㄧㄤˋ

xiàng

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄤ/ angˋ/ fourth tone

˙ㄓㄜ

zhe

˙/ neutral toneㄓ/ zhㄜ/ e

Simplified & traditional

向着

Simplified

向著

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 所有的花都向着太阳开放。

    suǒ yǒu de huā dōu xiàng zhe tài yáng kāi fàng。

    All the flowers open facing the sun.

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Related words

向

xiàng

towards

着

zhe

aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state

着急

zháo jí

to worry

方向

fāng xiàng

direction

随着

suí zhe

along with

接着

jiē zhe

to catch and hold on

着凉

zháo liáng

to catch cold

睡着

shuì zháo

to fall asleep

着火

zháo huǒ

to catch fire

向导

xiàng dǎo

guide

向前

xiàng qián

forward

向上

xiàng shàng

upward

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