向

Xiàng

HSK 3

Meaning

surname Xiang
towards
to face
to turn towards
direction
to support
to side with
shortly before
formerly
always
all along
(suffix) suitable for ...
oriented to ...
to tend toward
to guide
variant of 向[xiang4]
variant of 向[xiang4]
direction
orientation
to face
to turn toward
to
towards
shortly before
formerly

Definition

介词或动词，表示动作的方向、对象或朝向。

A preposition or verb indicating direction, target, or orientation of an action.

Usage

常用于引出动作的方向、对象或表示朝向某个目标。可搭配动词如“走、看、学习”等。

Often used to introduce the direction, target of an action, or to indicate orientation towards a goal. It can be combined with verbs like 'walk', 'look', 'learn', etc.

Examples

1 他向我走来。 (He walked towards me.)
2 我们应该向先进学习。 (We should learn from the advanced.)
3 窗户向南开。 (The window faces south.)
4 他向老师请教问题。 (He asks the teacher a question.)
5 长期以来，我向他表示感谢。 (For a long time, I expressed gratitude to him.)
6 列车向北行驶。 (The train travels north.)

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