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相向

xiāngxiàng
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to face each other
  2. 2 toward each other
  3. 3 to turn (abuse, fists or weapons) on someone

Examples

HSK 4
两辆车在山路上相向而行。
Liǎng liàng chē zài shānlù shàng xiāngxiàng ér xíng.
Two cars were driving toward each other on the mountain road.
HSK 5
两人隔着桌子相向而坐。
Liǎng rén gé zhe zhuōzi xiāngxiàng ér zuò.
The two of them sat facing each other across the table.
HSK 7-9
两人一言不合，竟然拳脚相向。
Liǎng rén yìyán-bùhé, jìngrán quánjiǎo xiāngxiàng.
After a few cross words, the two of them actually came to blows.

Tips

usage
After words, fists or weapons, 相向 means turning them on someone: 恶语 相向 "to hurl abuse at each other", 拳脚 相向 "to come to blows", 倒戈 相向 "to turn one's weapons on one's own side". With 而 and a verb it is literal: 相向 而 行 "to move toward each other".
mistakes
相 here is xiāng, "each other", not xiàng as in "appearance" or "minister". 向 is "to face".

Stroke Order

相 xiāng
向 xiàng