Chinese word dictionary

向斜

xiàng xié · syncline (geology)

Practice word

Word information

Simplified向斜

Traditional向斜

Pinyinxiàng xié

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

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向xiàng

towards; direction, trend

斜xié

slanting, sloping, inclined

How to learn 向斜

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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

斜xié

inclined; slanting; oblique; tilting

倾向qīngxiàng

trend; tendency; orientation