xiàng 
		towards
to face
to turn towards
direction
to support
to side with
shortly before
formerly
always
all along
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			fāng xiàng 
		direction
orientation
path to follow
CL:個|个[ge4]
		 
		
		
		
		
					
				
		
			miàn xiàng 
		to face
to turn towards
to incline to
geared towards
catering for
-oriented
facial feature
appearance
aspect
facet
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			xiàng shàng 
		upward
up
to advance
to try to improve oneself
to make progress
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			zǒu xiàng 
		direction
strike (i.e. angle of inclination in geology)
inclination
trend
to move towards
to head for
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			nèi xiàng 
		reserved (personality)
introverted
(economics etc) domestic-oriented
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			qū xiàng 
		direction
trend
to incline
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			dǎo xiàng 
		to be oriented towards
orientation
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			zhì xiàng 
		ambition
goal
ideal
aspiration
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			qīng xiàng 
		trend
tendency
orientation
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			piān xiàng 
		partial towards sth
to prefer
to incline
erroneous tendencies (Leftist or Revisionist deviation)
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			héng xiàng 
		horizontal
orthogonal
perpendicular
lateral
crosswise
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			zhǐ xiàng 
		to point towards
aimed at
facing
the direction indicated
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			xīn xīn xiàng róng 
		luxuriant growth (idiom); flourishing
thriving
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			xiàng wǎng 
		to yearn for
to look forward to
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			qù xiàng 
		the position of sth
whereabouts
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			yī xiàng 
		always (previously)
a period of time in the recent past
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			xiàng xīn lì 
		centripetal force
(fig.) cohering force
cohesion
team spirit
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			wài xiàng 
		extroverted (personality)
(economics etc) export-oriented
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			shuāng xiàng 
		bidirectional
two-way
interactive
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			xiàng yáng 
		facing the sun
exposed to the sun
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Xiàng yáng 
		Xiangyang district of Kiamusze or Jiamusi city 佳木斯[Jia1 mu4 si1], Heilongjiang
Xiangyang district of Hegang city 鶴崗|鹤岗[He4 gang3], Heilongjiang
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			yì xiàng 
		intention
purpose
intent
inclination
disposition
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			xiāng xiàng 
		facing one another
face-to-face
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			háng xiàng 
		course
direction (a ship or plane is heading in)
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			dìng xiàng 
		to orientate
directional
directed
orienteering
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			nì xiàng 
		backwards
reverse direction
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			suǒ xiàng pī mǐ 
		to sweep everything before one
to be invincible (idiom)
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			yì xiàng shū 
		letter of intent (LOI) (commerce)
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			zhuǎn xiàng 
		to change direction
fig. to change one's stance
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			zhuàn xiàng 
		to get lost
to lose one's way
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			xiàng rì kuí 
		sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			fēng xiàng biāo 
		vane
propellor blade
weather vane
windsock
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			fēng xiàng 
		wind direction
the way the wind is blowing
fig. trends (esp. unpredictable ones)
how things are developing
course of events
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			cháo xiàng 
		toward
to face
to open onto
to turn towards
orientation
exposure
Qibla (Islam)
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			qīng xiàng yú 
		to incline to
to prefer
to be prone to
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			wài xiàng xíng 
		export-oriented (economic model)