Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
方向
fāngxiàng
Description
"方向"是指东、南、西、北这样的位置，也可以指做事情的目标。
"方向" refers to positions like east, south, west, and north, and can also mean the goal of doing something.
我们常常说"往这个方向走"或者"人生的方向"。
We often say "go in this 方向" or "the 方向 of life."
Meanings
方向fāngxiàng
direction; the way something faces or moves
你走错方向了。
You went the wrong way.
方向fāngxiàng
aim; goal; the way one is heading in life
他找到了自己的努力方向。
He found the direction for his efforts.
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Notes
- Etymology
方 (square, side/place) + 向 (face toward), literally the side one faces.
- Nuance
literal for compass directions, figurative for life goals or a plan's course.
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