趋向

趨向

qūxiàng

noun #23,012

Meanings

1 trend
2 direction
3 tendency
4 to tend towards

Characters

to hasten towards / to tend to

direction / towards

Examples

市场价格有上涨的趋向。

Shìchǎng jiàgé yǒu shàngzhǎng de qūxiàng.

Market prices have an upward trend.

年轻人越来越趋向于网上购物。

Niánqīngrén yuè lái yuè qūxiàng yú wǎng shàng gòuwù.

Young people are increasingly tending towards online shopping.

Tips

usage

趋向 functions both as a noun (a trend) and a verb (to tend toward). Compare with 趋势 (qūshì), which is purely a noun and more common in formal writing for 'trend' or 'tendency.'

Stroke Order

趋 qū

向 xiàng