去向

qùxiàng

noun HSK 7 #10,225

Meanings

1 whereabouts
2 the direction someone has gone
3 destination

Characters

direction; toward

Literally 'going direction' — where someone or something has gone

Examples

他的去向至今不明。

Tā de qùxiàng zhìjīn bùmíng.

His whereabouts remain unknown to this day.

毕业后你有什么去向？

Bìyè hòu nǐ yǒu shénme qùxiàng?

What are your plans after graduation?

Tips

usage

去向 focuses on where someone went or will go, often implying uncertainty or concern. Compare with 去处 (qùchù) which is simply 'a place to go' without the mystery.

Stroke Order

去 qù

向 xiàng