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走向

zǒu xiàng · zou xiang

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Meaning

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  1. direction
  2. strike (i.e. angle of inclination in geology)
  3. inclination
  4. trend
  5. to move towards
  6. to head for
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In a conversation

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Is that really Qiqi?

  1. Dengdeng

    看(kàn)，琦琦(qíqí)在(zài)那边(nàbian)！

    Look, Qiqi is over there!

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)走向(zǒuxiàng)她(tā)吧(ba)，我(wǒ)在(zài)这儿(zhèr)等(děng)你(nǐ)。

    Walk toward her. I'll wait for you here.

  3. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)！我(wǒ)走向(zǒuxiàng)她(tā)，跟(gēn)她(tā)打个招呼(dǎgèzhāohu)。

    OK! I'll walk toward her and say hi.

  4. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，她(tā)不是(bùshì)琦琦(qíqí)！你(nǐ)已经(yǐjīng)走向(zǒuxiàng)她(tā)了(le)！

    Dengdeng, she isn't Qiqi! You already walked up to her!

  5. Dengdeng

    啊(a)？那(nà)我(wǒ)现在(xiànzài)怎么办(zěnmebàn)？

    Oh? Then what do I do now?

  6. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)就(jiù)问(wèn)她(tā)地铁站(dìtiězhàn)怎么(zěnme)走(zǒu)。

    Just ask her how to get to the subway.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

贝(bèi)多(duō)芬(fēn)走(zǒu)向(xiàng)钢(gāng)琴(qín)，坐(zuò)下(xià)来(lái)并(bìng)开(kāi)始(shǐ)弹(tán)。

Beethoven goes to the piano, sits down at it, and begins to play.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by AlanF_US · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

数(shù)以(yǐ)百(bǎi)计(jì)的(de)水(shuǐ)牛(niú)走(zǒu)向(xiàng)湖(hú)边(biān)。

Hundreds of buffaloes moved toward the lake.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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