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向

xiàng · xiang/Xiàng · xiang

Traditional 嚮 / 曏

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Meaning

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xiàng 向

  1. towards
  2. to face
  3. to turn towards
  4. direction
  5. to support
  6. to side with
  7. shortly before
  8. formerly
  9. always
  10. all along
  11. (suffix) suitable for ...
  12. oriented to ...

Xiàng 向

  1. surname Xiang

xiàng 嚮

  1. to tend toward
  2. to guide
  3. variant of 向 (xiàng)

xiàng 曏

  1. variant of 向 (xiàng)
  2. direction
  3. orientation
  4. to face
  5. to turn toward
  6. to
  7. towards
  8. shortly before
  9. formerly
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Which way to the subway?

  1. Leon

    请问(qǐngwèn)，地铁站(dìtiězhàn)怎么(zěnme)走(zǒu)？

    Excuse me, how do I get to the subway?

  2. Liangliang

    向(xiàng)前(qián)走(zǒu)，到(dào)路口(lùkǒu)向(xiàng)右(yòu)转(zhuǎn)。

    Go straight, and at the crossing turn right.

  3. Leon

    向(xiàng)右(yòu)还是(háishi)向(xiàng)左(zuǒ)？

    Right or left?

  4. Dengdeng

    向(xiàng)右(yòu)。再(zài)向(xiàng)前(qián)走(zǒu)五(wǔ)分钟(fēnzhōng)就(jiù)到(dào)了(le)。

    Right. Then walk straight five minutes.

  5. Leon

    谢谢(xièxie)！我(wǒ)向(xiàng)右(yòu)走(zǒu)。

    Thanks! I'll walk to the right.

  6. Dengdeng

    他(tā)向(xiàng)左(zuǒ)走(zǒu)了(le)。

    He is walking to the left.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)为(wèi)了(le)买(mǎi)车(chē)向(xiàng)银(yín)行(háng)借(jiè)款(kuǎn)。

He borrowed money from the bank in order to buy a car.

Tatoeba: Chinese by saran · English by TracyPoff · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

只(zhǐ)要(yào)有(yǒu)人(rén)向(xiàng)汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)求(qiú)助(zhù)，他(tā)都(dōu)会(huì)帮(bāng)忙(máng)。

Tom helps anyone that asks him.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jan_OkulaJu · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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