偏向

piānxiàng

verb HSK 7-9 #18,304

Meanings

1 to be partial to
2 to favor
3 to lean toward

Characters

leaning; partial; biased

toward; direction

Examples

父母不应该偏向任何一个孩子。

Fùmǔ bù yīnggāi piānxiàng rènhé yīgè háizi.

Parents shouldn't favor any one child.

裁判明显偏向主队。

Cáipàn míngxiǎn piānxiàng zhǔduì.

The referee obviously favored the home team.

政策不能偏向某个群体。

Zhèngcè bùnéng piānxiàng mǒugè qúntǐ.

Policies shouldn't be biased toward any particular group.

Tips

memory

偏 (biased) + 向 (toward) = leaning toward one side, i.e. showing favoritism.

Stroke Order

偏 piān

向 xiàng