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向

xiàng · xiang/Xiàng · xiang

Traditional 嚮 / 曏

HSK 2

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

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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