Chinese word dictionary

向北

xiàng běi · northward; facing north

Practice word

Word information

Simplified向北

Traditional向北

Pinyinxiàng běi

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

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

向xiàng

towards; direction, trend

北běi

north; northern; northward

How to learn 向北

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

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

北běi

north; (classical) to be defeated

北方běifāng

north; the northern part a country; China north of the Yellow River

东北dōngběi

Northeast China; Manchuria; northeast

方向fāngxiàng

direction; orientation; CL:個|个[ge4]

西北xīběi

Northwest China (Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang); northwest

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