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xiàng
HSK 2.0 Level 2

Definitions

  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

Example Sentences

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Words Containing 向

切向量
qiē xiàng liàng

tangent vector

向阳花
xiàng yáng huā

sunflower

向后
xiàng hòu

backward

向巴平措
xiàng bā píng cuò

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

倾向于
qīng xiàng yú

to incline to

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

object-oriented technology

冲向
chōng xiàng

to charge into

单位向量
dān wèi xiàng liàng

unit vector (math.)

纵向
zòng xiàng

longitudinal

朝向
cháo xiàng

toward

法向力
fǎ xiàng lì

normal force (physics)

风向标
fēng xiàng biāo

vane

外向
wài xiàng

extroverted (personality)

向往
xiàng wǎng

to yearn for

向前翻腾
xiàng qián fān téng

forward somersault

正向前看
zhèng xiàng qián kàn

look-ahead assertion

向心力
xiàng xīn lì

centripetal force

不知去向
bù zhī qù xiàng

whereabouts unknown

晕头转向
yūn tóu zhuàn xiàng

confused and disoriented

正向力
zhèng xiàng lì

normal force (physics)

倾向
qīng xiàng

trend

向慕
xiàng mù

to adore

向后翻腾
xiàng hòu fān téng

backward somersault

驶向
shǐ xiàng

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

正方向
zhèng fāng xiàng

orientation

风向
fēng xiàng

wind direction

向壁虚构
xiàng bì xū gòu

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

换向
huàn xiàng

commutation (electricity)

性向
xìng xiàng

aptitude

双向
shuāng xiàng

bidirectional

向外
xiàng wài

outward

改恶向善
gǎi è xiàng shàn

turn away from evil and follow virtue

所向无敌
suǒ xiàng wú dí

to be invincible

下风方向
xià fēng fāng xiàng

leeward

拳脚相向
quán jiǎo xiāng xiàng

to square off

前一向
qián yī xiàng

lately

头向前
tóu xiàng qián

headlong

偏向
piān xiàng

partial towards sth

向盘
xiàng pán

compass

向左拐
xiàng zuǒ guǎi

to turn left

向壁虚造
xiàng bì xū zào

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

向前
xiàng qián

forward

指向装置
zhǐ xiàng zhuāng zhì

pointing device (computing)

向阳
xiàng yáng

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

特征向量
tè zhēng xiàng liàng

eigenvector (math.)

向斜
xiàng xié

syncline (geology)

向火
xiàng huǒ

to warm oneself facing the fire

切向力
qiē xiàng lì

tangential force

方向性
fāng xiàng xìng

directionality (molecular biology)

副法向量
fù fǎ xiàng liàng

binormal vector (to a space curve)

切向速度
qiē xiàng sù dù

tangential velocity

掉向
diào xiàng

to turn

单方向
dān fāng xiàng

unidirectional

向家坝
xiàng jiā bà

Xiangjiaba Dam, Yunnan, site of a hydropower station

向上
xiàng shàng

upward

意向书
yì xiàng shū

letter of intent (LOI) (commerce)

航向
háng xiàng

course

相向突击
xiāng xiàng tū jī

sudden attack from the opposite direction (idiom)

女生外向
nǚ shēng wài xiàng

a woman is born to leave her family (idiom)

向背
xiàng bèi

to support or oppose

向导
xiàng dǎo

guide

面向连接
miàn xiàng lián jiē

connection-oriented

路向
lù xiàng

road direction

引体向上
yǐn tǐ xiàng shàng

chin-up (physical exercise)

向日葵
xiàng rì kuí

sunflower (Helianthus annuus)

方向
fāng xiàng

direction; orientation

定向培育
dìng xiàng péi yù

directed breeding

志向
zhì xiàng

ambition

引向
yǐn xiàng

to lead to

向西
xiàng xī

westward

本征向量
běn zhēng xiàng liàng

eigenvector (math.)

向量积
xiàng liàng jī

vector product (of vectors)

反向
fǎn xiàng

opposite direction

不良倾向
bù liáng qīng xiàng

harmful trend

横向
héng xiàng

horizontal

单向
dān xiàng

unidirectional

径向
jìng xiàng

radial (direction)

面向
miàn xiàng

to face

去向
qù xiàng

direction in which sb or sth has gone; whereabouts

负向
fù xiàng

negative (response, emotion etc)

向西南
xiàng xī nán

southwestward

人心所向
rén xīn suǒ xiàng

that which is yearned for by the public

方向感
fāng xiàng gǎn

sense of direction

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)

法向量
fǎ xiàng liàng

normal vector

一切向钱看
yī qiè xiàng qián kàn

to put money above everything else

向来
xiàng lái

always (previously)

倾向性
qīng xiàng xìng

tendency

自底向上
zì dǐ xiàng shàng

bottom-up

刘向
liú xiàng

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

向着
xiàng zhe

towards

野外定向
yě wài dìng xiàng

orienteering

归向
guī xiàng

to turn toward

走向滑动断层
zǒu xiàng huá dòng duàn céng

strike-slip fault (geology)

怒目相向
nù mù xiāng xiàng

to glower at each other (idiom)

趋向
qū xiàng

direction; trend

逆向
nì xiàng

backwards

一向
yī xiàng

always (previously)

轴向
zhóu xiàng

axis

自顶向下
zì dǐng xiàng xià

top-down

外向型
wài xiàng xíng

export-oriented (economic model)

向南
xiàng nán

southward

向阳区
xiàng yáng qū

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

通向
tōng xiàng

to lead to

指向
zhǐ xiàng

to point towards

内向
nèi xiàng

reserved (personality)

向东
xiàng dōng

eastwards

转向盘
zhuǎn xiàng pán

steering wheel

成人向
chéng rén xiàng

suitable for adults

欣欣向荣
xīn xīn xiàng róng

(idiom) flourishing

迈向
mài xiàng

to stride toward (success)

切向
qiē xiàng

tangent direction

主法向量
zhǔ fǎ xiàng liàng

principal normal vector (to a space curve)

全向
quán xiàng

in all directions

曲率向量
qū lǜ xiàng liàng

curvature vector

向暮
xiàng mù

towards evening

向何处
xiàng hé chù

whither

性取向
xìng qǔ xiàng

sexual orientation

单位切向量
dān wèi qiē xiàng liàng

unit tangent vector (math.)

面向对象语言
miàn xiàng duì xiàng yǔ yán

object oriented language

单向电流
dān xiàng diàn liú

(elec.) unidirectional current

转向灯
zhuǎn xiàng dēng

vehicle turn indicator light

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)

流向
liú xiàng

direction of a current

相向
xiāng xiàng

facing one another; face-to-face

取向
qǔ xiàng

orientation

转向
zhuàn xiàng

to get lost

定向越野
dìng xiàng yuè yě

cross-country orienteering

方向盘
fāng xiàng pán

steering wheel

走向断层
zǒu xiàng duàn céng

strike fault (geology)

向北
xiàng běi

northward

向量空间
xiàng liàng kōng jiān

vector space

走向
zǒu xiàng

direction

解理方向
jiě lǐ fāng xiàng

direction of cleavage (e.g. of slate)

导向
dǎo xiàng

to be oriented towards

去向不明
qù xiàng bù míng

missing

向例
xiàng lì

custom

意向
yì xiàng

intention

向性
xiàng xìng

tropism

迳向
jìng xiàng

radial

向隅
xiàng yú

lit. to face the corner (idiom)

重定向
chóng dìng xiàng

to redirect

向下
xiàng xià

down

向量
xiàng liàng

vector (math.)

所向披靡
suǒ xiàng pī mǐ

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

向量图形
xiàng liàng tú xíng

vector graphics (computer)

正向
zhèng xiàng

forward (direction)

定向
dìng xiàng

to orientate

动向
dòng xiàng

trend; tendency

向右拐
xiàng yòu guǎi

to turn right

中向性格
zhōng xiàng xìng gé

ambiversion

矛头指向
máo tóu zhǐ xiàng

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

性指向
xìng zhǐ xiàng

sexual orientation

向量代数
xiàng liàng dài shù

vector algebra

转向
zhuǎn xiàng

to change direction

转向信号
zhuǎn xiàng xìn hào

turn signal (auto.)

蒙头转向
mēng tóu zhuǎn xiàng

to lose one's bearings