所向

suǒxiàng
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 wherever one goes; where one is heading
  2. 2 what people lean toward; inclination

Examples

HSK 7-9
Dàjūn suǒxiàng zhī chù, dírén fēnfēn tóuxiáng.
Wherever the army advanced, the enemy surrendered one after another.
HSK 7-9
Hépíng fāzhǎn shì mínxīn suǒxiàng.
Peaceful development is what the people want.

Tips

usage
Literary, and mostly inside four-character phrases: 所向披靡 (to sweep all before one) and 所向无敌 (invincible) use the "wherever one goes" sense; 人心所向 (the will of the people) uses the "inclination" sense.
memory
所 "that which" + 向 "to face toward": the place or thing one is turned toward.

Stroke Order

所 suǒ
向 xiàng