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xiàng
prep./adv. against, towards, to; until now, all along
80%     120%
Other meanings
[xiàng]   v. to face, to turn towards; to have an unfair preference for
[xiàng]   char. preference, tendency, inclination
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    mouth (for )
丿    slash (for )
'向' is part of the following simplified words:
 响 垧 晌 饷
'向' is part of the following traditional words:
 垧 晌 餉
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Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
/ duì
[prep] to, at, towards, with regard to, concerning to; versus, in comparison with
/ wǎng
[prep/v] towards, to; go, head for
/ cháo
[prep] towards
EXAMPLES
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tā xiàng wǒ qiú hūn le !
phr. He proposed to me!
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qǐng dài wǒ xiàng nǐ fù mǔ wèn hǎo .
phr. Please send my regards to your parents.
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tā xiàng shàng jí qǐng qiú zēng jiā gōng zuò rén yuán .
phr. He requests to his superior to increase the staff.
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qíng nǐ xiàng jiào shòu zhuǎn gào xiào zhǎng de zhǐ shì .
phr. Please pass on the instruction from the president to the professor.
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dài wǒ xiàng nǐ de fù mǔ wèn hǎo .
phr. Please send my regards to your parents.
xiàng lái
adv. always, all along, as a rule
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zǒu lù de shí hou bú yào xiàng shàng kàn
phr. Don't look upward when walking.
xiàng zuó guǎi
phr. turn left
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ní ké yǐ xiàng wǒ tuī jiàn yīng gāi cān guān de dì fang ma
phr. Could you recommend me some places that I should visit?