向

xiàng

preposition HSK 2 #231

Meanings

1 towards
2 to face
3 direction

Characters

toward; direction; face

Examples

Xiàng qián zǒu.

Walk forward.

他向我挥手。

Tā xiàng wǒ huī shǒu.

He waved at me.

我向老师请假。

Wǒ xiàng lǎoshī qǐngjià.

I asked the teacher for leave.

Tips

grammar

向 indicates direction of an action: 向 + person/direction + verb. Compare: 向他学习 (learn from him), 向南走 (walk south).

Stroke Order

向 xiàng