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方向

fāng xiàng

HSK 4 2-character word

What 方向 means

1. direction; orientation

The characters in 方向

• 方fāngsquare; power or involution (math.); upright
• 向xiàngtowards; to face; to turn towards

Example sentences

• 你的方向感很好。
  Nǐ de fāngxiànggǎn hěn hǎo.
  You have a really good sense of direction.
• 箭头表示行进方向。
  Jiàntóu biǎoshì xíngjìn fāngxiàng.
  The arrow indicates the way to go.
• 他们往小镇方向去了。
  Tāmen wǎng xiǎozhèn fāngxiàng qù le.
  They made their way toward the town.
• 他们往相反的方向去。
  Tāmen wǎng xiāngfǎn de fāngxiàng qù.
  They went in opposite directions.
• 你一点方向感都没有。
  Nǐ yīdiǎn fāngxiànggǎn dōu méiyǒu.
  You have no sense of direction.
• 中央公园在哪个方向？
  Which way is Central Park?

Words starting with 方向

• 方向盘fāng xiàng pánsteering wheel
• 方向性fāng xiàng xìngdirectionality (molecular biology)
• 方向感fāng xiàng gǎnsense of direction

Words containing 方向

• 正方向zhèng fāng xiàngforward direction; (math) positive direction
• 解理方向jiě lǐ fāng xiàngdirection of cleavage (e.g. of slate)
• 单方向dān fāng xiàngunidirectional; single-aspect