投向

tóuxiàng

verb #15,020

Meanings

1 to throw towards
2 to cast towards
3 to direct (one's gaze, attention, resources) towards

Characters

to throw; to cast; to invest

towards; direction

Examples

她把目光投向远方。

Tā bǎ mùguāng tóuxiàng yuǎnfāng.

She cast her gaze into the distance.

更多资金投向了科技领域。

Gèngduō zījīn tóuxiàng le kējì lǐngyù.

More funds were directed towards the tech sector.

Tips

usage

Commonly used with abstract objects: 目光投向 (cast one's gaze toward), 资金投向 (direct funds toward), 注意力投向 (turn attention toward). More literary than 扔向 (rēngxiàng, throw at).

Stroke Order

投 tóu

向 xiàng