Chinese word dictionary

倾向

qīngxiàng · trend; tendency; orientation

Practice word

Word information

Simplified倾向

Traditional傾向

Pinyinqīngxiàng

Part of speech动、名

HSK 3.06

HSK 2.06

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

倾qīng

to upset, to pour out, to overflow

向xiàng

towards; direction, trend

How to learn 倾向

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

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方向fāngxiàng

direction; orientation; CL:個|个[ge4]

向xiàng

surname Xiang; to tend toward; to guide; variant of 向[xiang4]; towards; to face; to turn towards; direction; to support; to side with; shortly before; formerly; always; all along; (suffix) suitable for ...; oriented to ...; variant of 向[xiang4]; direction; orientation; to face; to turn toward; to; towards; shortly before; formerly

面向miànxiàng

to face; to turn towards; to incline to; geared towards; catering for; -oriented; facial feature; appearance; aspect; facet

向上xiàngshàng

upward; up; to advance; to try to improve oneself; to make progress

倾听qīngtīng

to listen attentively

向往xiàngwǎng

to yearn for; to look forward to