向着 meaning in English

xiàngzhe

towards; facing (sb or sth)

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 向著17 strokes

Meaning of 向着

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

xiàngzhe
  1. towards
  2. facing (sb or sth)
  3. (coll.) to side with
  4. to favor

向着 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

狗gǒu向xiàng着zhe我wǒ跑pǎo了le过guò来lái。
The dog came running to me.

Stroke order for each character

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向 xiàng · towards · 6 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6

着 zhe · aspect particle indicating action in pr… · 11 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11

Related words

Words that share a character with 向着.

方向fāngxiàngdirection; orientation
接着jiēzheto catch and hold on; to continue
睡着shuìzháoto fall asleep
着火zháohuǒto catch fire
着急zháojíto worry; to feel anxious; to feel a sense of urgency; to be in a hurry
意味着yìwèizheto signify; to mean
随着suízhealong with; in the wake of
有着yǒuzheto have; to possess
向前xiàng qiánforward; onward
一向yīxiànga period of time in the recent past; (indicating a period of time up to the present) all a
用不着yòngbuzháonot need; have no use for
向上xiàngshàngupward; up

Questions about 向着

What does 向着 mean?

向着 (xiàngzhe) means "towards; facing (sb or sth)" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 向着?

向着 is made of 2 characters: 向 (6 strokes), 着 (11 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.

Is 向着 an HSK word?

Yes. 向着 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 向着 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 向着 is written 向著.