向

xiàng

HSK 3

向 — xiàng

1. towards; to face; to turn toward; (indicates direction)

   她向窗外看去。 tā xiàng chuāngwài kànqù — She looked toward the window.

2. to support; to side with

   在这场争论中，多数人都向着他。 zài zhèchǎng zhēnglùn zhōng duōshù rén dōu xiàngzhe tā — In this dispute, most people sided with him.

3. shortly before; formerly

   向来他很准时。 xiànglái tā hěn zhǔnshí — He has always been punctual.

4. (suffix) suitable for ...; oriented to ... (used in compounds)

   这是一款面向用户的应用程序。 zhè shì yīkuǎn miànxiàngyònghù de yìngyòngchéngxù — This is an application oriented toward users.

5. to tend toward; to guide (variant form of 向[xiang4])

   政策向市场倾斜。 zhèngcè xiàng shìchǎng qīngxié — The policy leans toward the market.

6. Direction; orientation; to face; to turn toward; to; towards; shortly before; formerly

   门向东开。 mén xiàngdōngkāi — The door opens toward the east.

7. surname Xiang

   向先生是我的中文老师。 xiàng xiānshēng shì wǒ de zhōngwén lǎoshī — Mr. Xiang is my Chinese teacher.