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| Pronunciation |
: |
xiàng |
|
| Meaning |
: |
- direction. (n)
- face; turn towards. (v)
- take somebody’s part; side with; be partial to. (v)
- to; towards; in the direction of. (prep)
- all along; always. (adv)
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| Radical |
: |
口 |
| Strokes |
: |
6 |
| Traditional |
: |
嚮 ( Stroke Order ) |
| Usage |
: |
50.8% |
|
Common Words / Phrases:
| 2. |
|
|
: |
yearn for; look forward to |
Sentences:
| 1. The wind veered (round to the) north. |
| fēng |
xiàng |
yǐ |
zhuǎn |
běi |
le |
。 |
| 风 |
向 |
已 |
转 |
北 |
了 |
。 |
|
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|
| 风 |
: |
wind |
| 向 |
: |
direction |
| 已 |
: |
already |
| 转 |
: |
turn |
| 北 |
: |
north |
| 了 |
: |
(particle) indicating that something has happened or is about to happen |
|
| 2. My bedroom faces east. |
| wǒ |
de |
wò |
shì |
xiàng |
dōng |
。 |
| 我 |
的 |
卧 |
室 |
向 |
东 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 我的 |
: |
my |
| 卧室 |
: |
bedroom |
| 向 |
: |
face |
| 东 |
: |
east |
|
| 3. The mother always sides with her younger daughter. |
| mā |
ma |
lǎo |
shì |
xiàng |
zhe |
mèi |
mei |
。 |
| 妈 |
妈 |
老 |
是 |
向 |
着 |
妹 |
妹 |
。 |
|
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|
| 妈妈 |
: |
mother |
| 老是 |
: |
always |
| 向 |
: |
side with |
| 着 |
: |
(particle) added to a verb or adjective to indicate a continued action or state |
| 妹妹 |
: |
younger sister |
|
| 4. I expressed my thanks to him. |
| wǒ |
xiàng |
tā |
biǎo |
shì |
le |
gǎn |
xiè |
。 |
| 我 |
向 |
他 |
表 |
示 |
了 |
感 |
谢 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 我 |
: |
I |
| 向 |
: |
to |
| 他 |
: |
him |
| 表示 |
: |
express |
| 了 |
: |
(particle) used after an action that has taken place |
| 感谢 |
: |
thank, be grateful, appreciate, thanks |
|
| 5. He has always been doing research in this field. |
| tā |
duì |
cǐ |
yí |
xiàng |
yǒu |
yán |
jiū |
。 |
| 他 |
对 |
此 |
一 |
向 |
有 |
研 |
究 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 他 |
: |
he |
| 对 |
: |
with regard to, concerning, to |
| 此 |
: |
this |
| 一向 |
: |
consistently, all along |
| 有 |
: |
have |
| 研究 |
: |
research |
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