向 xiàng — toward; facing
向
Level 1 · Common HSK 3 #480
xiàng xiang4
Basic definition
Detailed explanation
noun
verb
- face e.g 向灯向火 · 向暖 · 向炎乞儿
- revere e.g 向化 · 向服
- be partiql to;side with e.g 向顺
- go e.g 向寓
- face to
- go straight towards;head for e.g 向清虚
- be close to e.g 向中 · 向早
- before;formerly;in the past e.g 向日 · 向之豪气何在
- clearly;indicate
conjunction
- if e.g 向令 · 向若 · 向非
particle
- 用于“争”、“怎”、“争奈”、“如何”一类词语后,起加强语气作用
Related words
- 方向 direction; orientation; way
- 走向 direction; trend; orientation; to head for; to move toward
- 面向 to face; to be geared toward; to cater to
- 倾向 tendency; trend; inclination
- 一向 consistently; all along; for some time
- 导向 to be oriented towards
- 转向 to turn around; to change direction
- 向上 upwards/uplifting
- 向着 towards
- 向往 to yearn for; to look forward to
- 风向 wind direction
- 向来 always; all along; consistently
- 双向 interactively
- 投向 to direct (one's gaze) toward
- 取向 orientation
- 趋向 trend; direction; to tend toward; to incline; to gravitate toward
- 动向 trend/tendency
- 意向 intention; inclination; intent
- 流向 direction of a current
- 引向 to lead toward; to divert to