向 xiàng
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xiàng
preposition
towards; to
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (Guoyu '向' prep; Kroll 2015 '向' 1; Unihan '向') -
xiàng
noun
direction
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 方位 (Guoyu '向' n 2; Unihan '向') -
xiàng
verb
to face
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 对着 or 朝着 (Guoyu '向' v 1) -
xiàng
adjective
previous; former; earlier
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '向' adj; Kroll 2015 '向' 2) -
xiàng
adverb
formerly
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Traditional: 曏; in the sense of 从前 (Guoyu '曏' adv; Unihan '曏') -
xiàng
noun
a north facing window
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '向' n 1) -
xiàng
noun
a trend
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '向' n 3) -
xiàng
proper noun
Xiang
Domain: History 历史 , Subdomain: China
Notes: The name of a historic state (Guoyu '向' n 4) -
xiàng
proper noun
Xiang
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (Guoyu '向' n 5; Kroll 2015 '向' 5) -
xiàng
verb
to move towards
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 临近 or 接近 (Guoyu '向' v 5; Kroll 2015 '向' 1a) -
xiàng
verb
to respect; to admire; to look up to
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 崇尚 or 景仰 (Guoyu '向' v 2) -
xiàng
verb
to favor; to be partial to
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 偏袒 or 偏愛 (Guoyu '向' v 3) -
xiàng
adverb
always
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 从来 (Guoyu '向' adv 1) -
xiàng
adverb
just now; a moment ago
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 刚才 (Guoyu '向' adv 2) -
xiàng
verb
to approximate
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '向' 1b) -
xiàng
verb
presuming
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '向' 3) -
xiàng
verb
to attack
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '向' 4) -
xiàng
verb
echo
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: As a variant of 响 (Kroll 2015 '向' 5) -
xiàng
verb
to make clear
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Traditional: 曏; in the sense of 表明 (Guoyu '曏' v)
Contained in
- 路向 road direction; direction; path
- 单位切向量(單位切向量) unit tangent vector
- 向前翻腾(向前翻騰) forward somersault
- 向上 upwards; uplifting
- 高陵勿向 do not advance uphill [against the enemy]
- 拳脚相向(拳腳相向) to square off; to exchange blows; to rain blows on sb
- 法向力 normal force
- 归向(歸向) to turn toward
- 矛头指向(矛頭指向) to target (for attack, criticism etc)
- 明知山有虎，偏向虎山行 to willfully go towards the mountain although knowing that it has tigers
- 切向 tangent direction
- 取向 orientation
- 切向力 tangential force
- 下风方向(下風方向) leeward
- 正方向 orientation
- 向西南 southwestward
- 逆向 backwards; reverse direction
- 志向 an ambition; a goal; an ideal; an aspiration
- 向往(嚮往) to yearn for; to look forward to
- 趋向(趨向) to trend; to incline ; to curry favor
- 向日葵 a sunflower
- 时钟方向(時鐘方向) clockwise
- 向量代数(向量代數) vector algebra
- 方向性 directionality
- 前一向 lately; in the recent past
- 单向(單向) unidirectional
- 性向 aptitude; disposition; inclination
- 意向书(意向書) letter of intent (LOI) (commerce)
- 负向(負向) negative (response, emotion etc)
- 外向型 an extrovert
- 正向前看 look-ahead assertion
- 不良倾向(不良傾向) harmful trend
- 向着(向著) towards
- 向外 out; outward
- 自顶向下(自頂向下) top-down
- 向火 to warm oneself facing the fire
- 定向越野 cross-country orienteering
- 重定向 to redirect
- 纵向(縱向) longitudinal; vertical
- 方向 direction; orientation; path to follow
- 掉向 to turn; to adjust one's direction; to lose one's bearings
- 单方向(單方向) unidirectional; single-aspect
- 切向速度 tangential velocity
- 风向标(風向標) a weather vane; a windsock
- 内向(內向) reserved (personality); introverted; (economics etc) domestic-oriented
- 向下 to face downwards; to descend
- 朝向 toward; to face; to open onto; to turn towards; orientation; exposure; Qibla (Islam)
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