向

xiàng

surname Xiang

verbpreposition HSK 3.0 · Band 3

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向

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向
  • 方向fāngxiàngdirectionB3
  • 面向miànxiàngto faceB5
  • 向上xiàngshàngupwardB5
  • 倾向qīngxiàngtrendB6
  • 向往xiàngwǎngto yearn forB6
  • 一向yíxiànga period of time in the recent pastB6
  • 导向dǎoxiàngto be oriented towardsB7

See it in sentences

请向前走。

Please walk forward.

他向我这边走。

He is walking toward me.