xiàng

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  1. 1. towards
  2. 2. to face
  3. 3. to turn towards
  4. 4. direction
  5. 5. to support
  6. 6. to side with
  7. 7. shortly before
  8. 8. formerly
  9. 9. always
  10. 10. all along

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Words Containing 向

一向
yī xiàng

always (previously)

偏向
piān xiàng

partial towards sth

倾向
qīng xiàng

trend

内向
nèi xiàng

reserved (personality)

动向
dòng xiàng

trend; tendency

去向
qù xiàng

direction in which sb or sth has gone; whereabouts

向上
xiàng shàng

upward

向来
xiàng lái

always (previously)

向前
xiàng qián

forward

向着
xiàng zhe

towards

向导
xiàng dǎo

guide

向往
xiàng wǎng

to yearn for

外向
wài xiàng

extroverted (personality)

定向
dìng xiàng

to orientate

导向
dǎo xiàng

to be oriented towards

意向
yì xiàng

intention

指向
zhǐ xiàng

to point towards

方向
fāng xiàng

direction; orientation

方向盘
fāng xiàng pán

steering wheel

横向
héng xiàng

horizontal

欣欣向荣
xīn xīn xiàng róng

(idiom) flourishing

流向
liú xiàng

direction of a current

转向
zhuǎn xiàng

to change direction

转向
zhuàn xiàng

to get lost

双向
shuāng xiàng

bidirectional

面向
miàn xiàng

to face

一切向钱看
yī qiè xiàng qián kàn

to put money above everything else

下风方向
xià fēng fāng xiàng

leeward

不知去向
bù zhī qù xiàng

whereabouts unknown

不良倾向
bù liáng qīng xiàng

harmful trend

中向性格
zhōng xiàng xìng gé

ambiversion

主法向量
zhǔ fǎ xiàng liàng

principal normal vector (to a space curve)

人心所向
rén xīn suǒ xiàng

that which is yearned for by the public

倾向性
qīng xiàng xìng

tendency

倾向于
qīng xiàng yú

to incline to

全向
quán xiàng

in all directions

切向
qiē xiàng

tangent direction

切向力
qiē xiàng lì

tangential force

切向速度
qiē xiàng sù dù

tangential velocity

切向量
qiē xiàng liàng

tangent vector

前一向
qián yī xiàng

lately

副法向量
fù fǎ xiàng liàng

binormal vector (to a space curve)

刘向
liú xiàng

Liu Xiang (77-6 BC), Han Dynasty scholar and author

去向不明
qù xiàng bù míng

missing

反向
fǎn xiàng

opposite direction

取向
qǔ xiàng

orientation

向下
xiàng xià

down

向何处
xiàng hé chù

whither

向例
xiàng lì

custom

向前翻腾
xiàng qián fān téng

forward somersault

向北
xiàng běi

northward

向南
xiàng nán

southward

向右拐
xiàng yòu guǎi

to turn right

向壁虚构
xiàng bì xū gòu

facing a wall, an imaginary construction (idiom); baseless fabrication

向壁虚造
xiàng bì xū zào

facing a wall, an imaginary construction (idiom); baseless fabrication

向外
xiàng wài

outward

向家坝
xiàng jiā bà

Xiangjiaba Dam, Yunnan, site of a hydropower station

向左拐
xiàng zuǒ guǎi

to turn left

向巴平措
xiàng bā píng cuò

Qiangba Puncog (1947-), chairman of the government of Tibet (i.e. governor) 2003-2010

向后
xiàng hòu

backward

向后翻腾
xiàng hòu fān téng

backward somersault

向心力
xiàng xīn lì

centripetal force

向性
xiàng xìng

tropism

向慕
xiàng mù

to adore

向斜
xiàng xié

syncline (geology)

向日葵
xiàng rì kuí

sunflower (Helianthus annuus)

向暮
xiàng mù

towards evening

向东
xiàng dōng

eastwards

向火
xiàng huǒ

to warm oneself facing the fire

向盘
xiàng pán

compass

向背
xiàng bèi

to support or oppose

向西
xiàng xī

westward

向西南
xiàng xī nán

southwestward

向量
xiàng liàng

vector (math.)

向量代数
xiàng liàng dài shù

vector algebra

向量图形
xiàng liàng tú xíng

vector graphics (computer)

向量积
xiàng liàng jī

vector product (of vectors)

向量空间
xiàng liàng kōng jiān

vector space

向阳
xiàng yáng

Xiangyang district of Kiamusze or Jiamusi city 佳木斯[jiā mù sī], Heilongjiang

向阳区
xiàng yáng qū

Xiangyang district of Kiamusze or Jiamusi city 佳木斯[jiā mù sī], Heilongjiang

向阳花
xiàng yáng huā

sunflower

向隅
xiàng yú

lit. to face the corner (idiom)

单位切向量
dān wèi qiē xiàng liàng

unit tangent vector (math.)

单位向量
dān wèi xiàng liàng

unit vector (math.)

单向
dān xiàng

unidirectional

单向电流
dān xiàng diàn liú

(elec.) unidirectional current

单方向
dān fāng xiàng

unidirectional

外向型
wài xiàng xíng

export-oriented (economic model)

女生外向
nǚ shēng wài xiàng

a woman is born to leave her family (idiom)

好好学习,天天向上
hǎo hǎo xué xí , tiān tiān xiàng shàng

study hard and every day you will improve (idiom)

定向培育
dìng xiàng péi yù

directed breeding

定向越野
dìng xiàng yuè yě

cross-country orienteering

引向
yǐn xiàng

to lead to

引体向上
yǐn tǐ xiàng shàng

chin-up (physical exercise)

径向
jìng xiàng

radial (direction)

志向
zhì xiàng

ambition

怒目相向
nù mù xiāng xiàng

to glower at each other (idiom)

性取向
xìng qǔ xiàng

sexual orientation

性向
xìng xiàng

aptitude

性指向
xìng zhǐ xiàng

sexual orientation

意向书
yì xiàng shū

letter of intent (LOI) (commerce)

成人向
chéng rén xiàng

suitable for adults

所向披靡
suǒ xiàng pī mǐ

(idiom) to sweep everything before one; to be invincible

所向无敌
suǒ xiàng wú dí

to be invincible

拳脚相向
quán jiǎo xiāng xiàng

to square off

指向装置
zhǐ xiàng zhuāng zhì

pointing device (computing)

掉向
diào xiàng

to turn

换向
huàn xiàng

commutation (electricity)

改恶向善
gǎi è xiàng shàn

turn away from evil and follow virtue

方向性
fāng xiàng xìng

directionality (molecular biology)

方向感
fāng xiàng gǎn

sense of direction

明知山有虎,偏向虎山行
míng zhī shān yǒu hǔ , piān xiàng hǔ shān xíng

lit. to willfully go towards the mountain although knowing that it has tigers (idiom)

晕头转向
yūn tóu zhuàn xiàng

confused and disoriented

曲率向量
qū lǜ xiàng liàng

curvature vector

朝向
cháo xiàng

toward

本征向量
běn zhēng xiàng liàng

eigenvector (math.)

正向
zhèng xiàng

forward (direction)

正向前看
zhèng xiàng qián kàn

look-ahead assertion

正向力
zhèng xiàng lì

normal force (physics)

正方向
zhèng fāng xiàng

orientation

归向
guī xiàng

to turn toward

法向力
fǎ xiàng lì

normal force (physics)

法向量
fǎ xiàng liàng

normal vector

特征向量
tè zhēng xiàng liàng

eigenvector (math.)

相向
xiāng xiàng

facing one another; face-to-face

相向突击
xiāng xiàng tū jī

sudden attack from the opposite direction (idiom)

蒙头转向
mēng tóu zhuǎn xiàng

to lose one's bearings

矛头指向
máo tóu zhǐ xiàng

to target sb or sth (for attack, criticism etc)

纵向
zòng xiàng

longitudinal

自底向上
zì dǐ xiàng shàng

bottom-up

自顶向下
zì dǐng xiàng xià

top-down

航向
háng xiàng

course

冲向
chōng xiàng

to charge into

解理方向
jiě lǐ fāng xiàng

direction of cleavage (e.g. of slate)

负向
fù xiàng

negative (response, emotion etc)

走向
zǒu xiàng

direction

走向断层
zǒu xiàng duàn céng

strike fault (geology)

走向滑动断层
zǒu xiàng huá dòng duàn céng

strike-slip fault (geology)

趋向
qū xiàng

direction; trend

路向
lù xiàng

road direction

轴向
zhóu xiàng

axis

转向信号
zhuǎn xiàng xìn hào

turn signal (auto.)

转向灯
zhuǎn xiàng dēng

vehicle turn indicator light

转向盘
zhuǎn xiàng pán

steering wheel

逆向
nì xiàng

backwards

迳向
jìng xiàng

radial

通向
tōng xiàng

to lead to

迈向
mài xiàng

to stride toward (success)

重定向
chóng dìng xiàng

to redirect

野外定向
yě wài dìng xiàng

orienteering

面向对象的技术
miàn xiàng duì xiàng de jì shù

object-oriented technology

面向对象语言
miàn xiàng duì xiàng yǔ yán

object oriented language

面向连接
miàn xiàng lián jiē

connection-oriented

头向前
tóu xiàng qián

headlong

风向
fēng xiàng

wind direction

风向标
fēng xiàng biāo

vane

驶向
shǐ xiàng

(of a train, boat, plane etc) to head in the direction of