xiang4
xiàng
towards; to face; to turn towards; direction; to support; to side with; shortly before; formerly; always; all along

xiang4
xiàng
to tend toward; to guide; variant of 向

xiang4
xiàng
variant of 向; direction; orientation; to face; to turn toward; to; towards; shortly before; formerly

xiang4
xiàng
surname Xiang

strokes 6
radical
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本征向量 本徵向量 ben3 zheng1 xiang4 liang4
běnzhēngxiàngliàng
eigenvector (math.); also written 特徵向量|特征向量

不良倾向 不良傾向 bu4 liang2 qing1 xiang4
liángqīngxiàng
harmful trend

不知去向 不知去向 bu4 zhi1 qu4 xiang4
zhīxiàng
whereabouts unknown; gone missing

朝向 朝向 chao2 xiang4
cháoxiàng
toward; to face; to open onto; to turn towards; orientation; exposure; Qibla (Islam)

冲向 衝嚮 chong1 xiang4
chōngxiàng
to charge into

重定向 重定向 chong2 ding4 xiang4
chóngdìngxiàng
to redirect

单方向 單方向 dan1 fang1 xiang4
dānfāngxiàng
unidirectional; single-aspect

单位切向量 單位切向量 dan1 wei4 qie1 xiang4 liang4
dānwèiqiēxiàngliàng
unit tangent vector

单位向量 單位向量 dan1 wei4 xiang4 liang4
dānwèixiàngliàng
unit vector

单向 單向 dan1 xiang4
dānxiàng
uni-directional

单向电流 單向電流 dan1 xiang4 dian4 liu2
dānxiàngdiànliú
direct current (elec.); also written 直流

导向 導向 dao3 xiang4
dǎoxiàng
to be oriented towards; orientation

掉向 掉向 diao4 xiang4
diàoxiàng
to turn; to adjust one's direction; to lose one's bearings

定向 定向 ding4 xiang4
dìngxiàng
to orientate; directional; directed; orienteering

定向培育 定向培育 ding4 xiang4 pei2 yu4
dìngxiàngpéi
directed breeding

定向越野 定向越野 ding4 xiang4 yue4 ye3
dìngxiàngyuè
cross-country orienteering

动向 動向 dong4 xiang4
dòngxiàng
trend; tendency

法向力 法向力 fa3 xiang4 li4
xiàng
normal force (physics)

法向量 法向量 fa3 xiang4 liang4
xiàngliàng
normal vector

反向 反向 fan3 xiang4
fǎnxiàng
opposite direction; reverse

方向 方向 fang1 xiang4
fāngxiàng
direction; orientation; path to follow

方向感 方向感 fang1 xiang4 gan3
fāngxiànggǎn
sense of direction

方向盘 方向盤 fang1 xiang4 pan2
fāngxiàngpán
steering wheel

方向性 方向性 fang1 xiang4 xing4
fāngxiàngxìng
directionality (molecular biology)

风向 風向 feng1 xiang4
fēngxiàng
wind direction; the way the wind is blowing; fig. trends (esp. unpredictable ones); how things are developing; course of events

风向标 風向標 feng1 xiang4 biao1
fēngxiàngbiāo
vane; propellor blade; weather vane; windsock

副法向量 副法向量 fu4 fa3 xiang4 liang4
xiàngliàng
binormal vector (to a space curve)

改恶向善 改惡向善 gai3 e4 xiang4 shan4
gǎièxiàngshàn
turn away from evil and follow virtue

归向 歸向 gui1 xiang4
guīxiàng
to turn toward

航向 航向 hang2 xiang4
hángxiàng
course; direction (a ship or plane is heading in)

好好学习,天天向上 好好學習,天天向上 hao3 hao3 xue2 xi2 - tian1 tian1 xiang4 shang4
hǎohǎoxué tiāntiānxiàngshàng
study hard and every day you will improve (idiom)

横向 橫向 heng2 xiang4
héngxiàng
horizontal; orthogonal; perpendicular; lateral; crosswise

换向 換向 huan4 xiang4
huànxiàng
commutation (electricity)

解理方向 解理方向 jie3 li3 fang1 xiang4
jiěfāngxiàng
direction of cleavage (e.g. of slate)

迳向 逕向 jing4 xiang4
jìngxiàng
radial

径向 徑向 jing4 xiang4
jìngxiàng
radial (direction)

刘向 劉向 liu2 xiang4
liúxiàng
Liu Xiang (77-6 BC), Han Dynasty scholar and author

路向 路向 lu4 xiang4
xiàng
road direction; (fig.) direction; path

迈向 邁向 mai4 xiang4
màixiàng
to stride toward (success); to march toward; to take a step toward

矛头指向 矛頭指向 mao2 tou2 zhi3 xiang4
máotóuzhǐxiàng
to target sb or sth (for attack, criticism etc)

蒙头转向 矇頭轉向 meng1 tou2 zhuan3 xiang4
mēngtóuzhuǎnxiàng
to lose one's bearings; utterly confused

面向 面嚮 mian4 xiang4
miànxiàng
to face; to turn towards; to incline to; geared towards; catering for; -oriented; facial feature; appearance; aspect; facet

面向对象的技术 面嚮對象的技術 mian4 xiang4 dui4 xiang4 de5 ji4 shu4
miànxiàngduìxiàngdeshù
object-oriented technology

面向对象语言 面嚮對象語言 mian4 xiang4 dui4 xiang4 yu3 yan2
miànxiàngduìxiàngyán
object oriented language

面向连接 面嚮連接 mian4 xiang4 lian2 jie1
miànxiàngliánjiē
connection-oriented

明知山有虎,偏向虎山行 明知山有虎,偏向虎山行 ming2 zhi1 shan1 you3 hu3 - pian1 xiang4 hu3 shan1 xing2
míngzhīshānyǒu piānxiàngshānxíng
lit. to willfully go towards the mountain although knowing that it has tigers (idiom); fig. to take a risk despite knowing the dangers

内向 內向 nei4 xiang4
nèixiàng
reserved (personality); introverted; (economics etc) domestic-oriented

逆向 逆向 ni4 xiang4
xiàng
backwards; reverse direction

怒目相向 怒目相向 nu4 mu4 xiang1 xiang4
xiāngxiàng
to glower at each other (idiom)

女生外向 女生外向 nv3 sheng1 wai4 xiang4
shēngwàixiàng
a woman is born to leave her family (idiom); a woman's heart is with her husband

偏向 偏向 pian1 xiang4
piānxiàng
partial towards sth; to prefer; to incline; erroneous tendencies (Leftist or Revisionist deviation)

前一向 前一向 qian2 yi1 xiang4
qiánxiàng
lately; in the recent past

切向 切向 qie1 xiang4
qiēxiàng
tangent direction

切向力 切向力 qie1 xiang4 li4
qiēxiàng
tangential force

切向量 切向量 qie1 xiang4 liang4
qiēxiàngliàng
tangent vector

切向速度 切向速度 qie1 xiang4 su4 du4
qiēxiàng
tangential velocity

倾向 傾向 qing1 xiang4
qīngxiàng
trend; tendency; orientation

倾向性 傾向性 qing1 xiang4 xing4
qīngxiàngxìng
tendency; inclination; orientation

倾向于 傾向於 qing1 xiang4 yu2
qīngxiàng
to incline to; to prefer; to be prone to

曲率向量 曲率向量 qu1 lv4 xiang4 liang4
xiàngliàng
curvature vector

趋向 趨向 qu1 xiang4
xiàng
direction; trend; to incline

取向 取向 qu3 xiang4
xiàng
orientation; direction

去向 去向 qu4 xiang4
xiàng
the position of sth; whereabouts

去向不明 去向不明 qu4 xiang4 bu4 ming2
xiàngmíng
missing; lost

拳脚相向 拳腳相向 quan2 jiao3 xiang1 xiang4
quánjiǎoxiāngxiàng
to square off; to exchange blows; to rain blows on sb

全向 全向 quan2 xiang4
quánxiàng
in all directions

人心所向 人心所向 ren2 xin1 suo3 xiang4
rénxīnsuǒxiàng
that which is yearned for by the public

双向 雙向 shuang1 xiang4
shuāngxiàng
bidirectional; two-way; interactive

所向披靡 所向披靡 suo3 xiang4 pi1 mi3
suǒxiàng
to sweep everything before one; to be invincible (idiom)

所向无敌 所向無敵 suo3 xiang4 wu2 di2
suǒxiàng
to be invincible; unrivalled

特征向量 特徵向量 te4 zheng1 xiang4 liang4
zhēngxiàngliàng
eigenvector (math.)

通向 通向 tong1 xiang4
tōngxiàng
to lead to

头向前 頭向前 tou2 xiang4 qian2
tóuxiàngqián
headlong

外向 外向 wai4 xiang4
wàixiàng
extroverted (personality); (economics etc) export-oriented

外向型 外向型 wai4 xiang4 xing2
wàixiàngxíng
export-oriented (economic model)

下风方向 下風方向 xia4 feng1 fang1 xiang4
xiàfēngfāngxiàng
leeward

相向 相向 xiang1 xiang4
xiāngxiàng
facing one another; face-to-face

相向突击 相向突擊 xiang1 xiang4 tu1 ji1
xiāngxiàng
sudden attack from the opposite direction (idiom)

向巴平措 向巴平措 xiang4 ba1 ping2 cuo4
xiàngpíngcuò
Qiangba Puncog (1947-), chairman of government of Tibet (i.e. governor)

向北 向北 xiang4 bei3
xiàngběi
northward; facing north

向北地 向北地 xiang4 bei3 di4
xiàngběi
northward

向背 向背 xiang4 bei4
xiàngbèi
to support or oppose

向壁虚构 向壁虛構 xiang4 bi4 xu1 gou4
xiànggòu
facing a wall, an imaginary construction (idiom); baseless fabrication

向壁虚造 向壁虛造 xiang4 bi4 xu1 zao4
xiàngzào
facing a wall, an imaginary construction (idiom); baseless fabrication

向导 嚮導 xiang4 dao3
xiàngdǎo
guide

向东 向東 xiang4 dong1
xiàngdōng
eastwards

向何处 向何處 xiang4 he2 chu4
xiàngchù
whither

向后 向後 xiang4 hou4
xiànghòu
backward

向后翻腾 向後翻騰 xiang4 hou4 fan1 teng2
xiànghòufānténg
backward somersault

向火 向火 xiang4 huo3
xiànghuǒ
to warm oneself facing the fire

向家坝 向家壩 xiang4 jia1 ba4
xiàngjiā
Xiangjiaba Dam, Yunnan, site of a hydropower station

向来 向來 xiang4 lai2
xiànglái
always (previously)

向例 向例 xiang4 li4
xiàng
custom; usual practice; convention up to now

向量 向量 xiang4 liang4
xiàngliàng
vector

向量代数 向量代數 xiang4 liang4 dai4 shu4
xiàngliàngdàishù
vector algebra

向量积 向量積 xiang4 liang4 ji1
xiàngliàng
vector product (of vectors)

向量图形 向量圖形 xiang4 liang4 tu2 xing2
xiàngliàngxíng
vector graphics (computer)

向慕 向慕 xiang4 mu4
xiàng
to adore

向暮 向暮 xiang4 mu4
xiàng
towards evening

向南 向南 xiang4 nan2
xiàngnán
southward

向盘 向盤 xiang4 pan2
xiàngpán
compass

向前 向前 xiang4 qian2
xiàngqián
forward; onward

向前翻腾 向前翻騰 xiang4 qian2 fan1 teng2
xiàngqiánfānténg
forward somersault

向日葵 向日葵 xiang4 ri4 kui2
xiàngkuí
sunflower (Helianthus annuus)

向上 向上 xiang4 shang4
xiàngshàng
upward; up; to advance; to try to improve oneself; to make progress

向外 向外 xiang4 wai4
xiàngwài
out; outward

向往 嚮往 xiang4 wang3
xiàngwǎng
to yearn for; to look forward to

向西 向西 xiang4 xi1
西
xiàng
westward

向西南 向西南 xiang4 xi1 nan2
西
xiàngnán
southwestward

向下 向下 xiang4 xia4
xiàngxià
down; downward

向斜 向斜 xiang4 xie2
xiàngxié
syncline (geology)

向心力 向心力 xiang4 xin1 li4
xiàngxīn
centripetal force; (fig.) cohering force; cohesion; team spirit

向性 向性 xiang4 xing4
xiàngxìng
tropism

向阳 向陽 xiang4 yang2
xiàngyáng
Xiangyang district of Kiamusze or Jiamusi city 佳木斯, Heilongjiang; Xiangyang district of Hegang city 鶴崗|鹤岗, Heilongjiang

向阳 向陽 xiang4 yang2
xiàngyáng
facing the sun; exposed to the sun

向阳花 向陽花 xiang4 yang2 hua1
xiàngyánghuā
sunflower

向阳区 向陽區 xiang4 yang2 qu1
xiàngyáng
Xiangyang district of Kiamusze or Jiamusi city 佳木斯, Heilongjiang

向右拐 向右拐 xiang4 you4 guai3
xiàngyòuguǎi
to turn right

向隅 向隅 xiang4 yu2
xiàng
lit. to face the corner (idiom); fig. to miss out on sth

向左拐 向左拐 xiang4 zuo3 guai3
xiàngzuǒguǎi
to turn left

欣欣向荣 欣欣向榮 xin1 xin1 xiang4 rong2
xīnxīnxiàngróng
luxuriant growth (idiom); flourishing; thriving

性取向 性取向 xing4 qu3 xiang4
xìngxiàng
sexual orientation (e.g. gay)

性向 性向 xing4 xiang4
xìngxiàng
aptitude; disposition; inclination

性指向 性指向 xing4 zhi3 xiang4
xìngzhǐxiàng
sexual orientation (e.g. gay)

野外定向 野外定向 ye3 wai4 ding4 xiang4
wàidìngxiàng
orienteering

一切向钱看 一切向錢看 yi1 qie4 xiang4 qian2 kan4
qièxiàngqiánkàn
to put money above everything else

一向 一向 yi1 xiang4
xiàng
always (previously); a period of time in the recent past

意向 意向 yi4 xiang4
xiàng
intention; purpose; intent; inclination; disposition

意向书 意向書 yi4 xiang4 shu1
xiàngshū
letter of intent (LOI) (commerce)

引体向上 引體向上 yin3 ti3 xiang4 shang4
yǐnxiàngshàng
chin-up (physical exercise)

引向 引向 yin3 xiang4
yǐnxiàng
to lead to; to draw to; to steer towards

晕头转向 暈頭轉向 yun1 tou2 zhuan4 xiang4
yūntóuzhuànxiàng
confused and disoriented

正方向 正方向 zheng4 fang1 xiang4
zhèngfāngxiàng
orientation

正向 正向 zheng4 xiang4
zhèngxiàng
forward (direction); positive (thinking, mood, values etc)

正向力 正向力 zheng4 xiang4 li4
zhèngxiàng
normal force (physics)

正向前看 正向前看 zheng4 xiang4 qian2 kan4
zhèngxiàngqiánkàn
look-ahead assertion

指向 指向 zhi3 xiang4
zhǐxiàng
to point towards; aimed at; facing; the direction indicated

指向装置 指向裝置 zhi3 xiang4 zhuang1 zhi4
zhǐxiàngzhuāngzhì
pointing device (computing)

志向 志向 zhi4 xiang4
zhìxiàng
ambition; goal; ideal; aspiration

中向性格 中向性格 zhong1 xiang4 xing4 ge2
zhōngxiàngxìng
ambiversion; ambiverted

轴向 軸向 zhou2 xiang4
zhóuxiàng
axis; axial

主法向量 主法向量 zhu3 fa3 xiang4 liang4
zhǔxiàngliàng
principal normal vector (to a space curve)

转向 轉向 zhuan3 xiang4
zhuǎnxiàng
to change direction; fig. to change one's stance

转向灯 轉向燈 zhuan3 xiang4 deng1
zhuǎnxiàngdēng
vehicle turn indicator light

转向盘 轉向盤 zhuan3 xiang4 pan2
zhuǎnxiàngpán
steering wheel

转向信号 轉向信號 zhuan3 xiang4 xin4 hao4
zhuǎnxiàngxìnhào
turn signal (auto.); turning indicator

转向 轉向 zhuan4 xiang4
zhuànxiàng
to get lost; to lose one's way

自底向上 自底向上 zi4 di3 xiang4 shang4
xiàngshàng
bottom-up

自顶向下 自頂向下 zi4 ding3 xiang4 xia4
dǐngxiàngxià
top-down

纵向 縱向 zong4 xiang4
zòngxiàng
longitudinal; vertical

走向 走向 zou3 xiang4
zǒuxiàng
direction; strike (i.e. angle of inclination in geology); inclination; trend; to move towards; to head for

走向断层 走向斷層 zou3 xiang4 duan4 ceng2
zǒuxiàngduàncéng
strike fault (geology)

走向滑动断层 走向滑動斷層 zou3 xiang4 hua2 dong4 duan4 ceng2
zǒuxiànghuádòngduàncéng
strike-slip fault (geology); fault line where the two sides slide horizontally past one another