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指向

zhǐ xiàng

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

指向 (zhǐ xiàng) means "to point towards; aimed at; facing". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 指向 means

1. to point towards
2. aimed at
3. facing
4. the direction indicated

The characters in 指向

• 指zhǐfinger; to point at or to; to indicate or refer to
• 向xiàngtowards; to face; to turn towards

Example sentences

• 指南针指向北边。
  Zhǐnánzhēn zhǐxiàng běibiān.
  The compass points to the north.
• 温度计指向十度。
  The thermometer reads 10 degrees.
• 指南针的指针指向北边。
  Zhǐnánzhēn de zhǐzhēn zhǐxiàng běibiān.
  Compass needles point to the north.
• 我把我的手枪指向了目标。
  Wǒ bǎ wǒ de shǒuqiāng zhǐxiàng le mùbiāo.
  I aimed my gun at the target.

Words starting with 指向

• 指向装置zhǐ xiàng zhuāng zhìpointing device (computing)

Words containing 指向

• 性指向xìng zhǐ xiàngsexual orientation
• 矛头指向máo tóu zhǐ xiàngto target sb or sth (for attack, criticism etc)

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• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read zhǐ xiàng correctly.
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