Chinese word dictionary

向阳

xiàng yáng · facing the sun; exposed to the sun

Practice word

Word information

Simplified向阳

Traditional向陽

Pinyinxiàng yáng

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

阳yáng

the male principle; bright, sunny; clear, lit, open

How to learn 向阳

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.

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Words with the same characters

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方向fāngxiàng

direction; orientation; CL:個|个[ge4]

太阳tàiyáng

sun; sunlight; sunshine; temple (on the side of the human head) (abbr. for 太陽穴|太阳穴[tai4 yang2 xue2])

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

阳光yángguāng

sunshine; (of personality) upbeat; energetic; transparent (open to public scrutiny)

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