倾向

傾向

qīngxiàng

noun HSK 6 #3,933

Meanings

1 tendency
2 inclination
3 to tend towards

Characters

to lean; to incline

towards; direction

Examples

年轻人有追求新事物的倾向。

Niánqīngrén yǒu zhuīqiú xīn shìwù de qīngxiàng.

Young people tend to pursue new things.

他倾向于选择安全的方案。

Tā qīngxiàng yú xuǎnzé ānquán de fāng'àn.

He tends to choose the safe option.

这种倾向越来越明显。

Zhèzhǒng qīngxiàng yuèláiyuè míngxiǎn.

This tendency is becoming more and more obvious.

Tips

grammar

As a verb, the pattern is: 倾向于 + verb/noun. As a noun: 有...的倾向 (have a tendency to...).

Stroke Order

倾 qīng

向 xiàng