向 xiàng
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preposition
towards; to
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (Guoyu '向' prep; Kroll 2015 '向' 1; Unihan '向') -
noun
direction
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 方位 (Guoyu '向' n 2; Unihan '向') -
verb
to face
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 对着 or 朝着 (Guoyu '向' v 1) -
adjective
previous; former; earlier
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '向' adj; Kroll 2015 '向' 2) -
adverb
formerly
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Traditional: 曏; in the sense of 从前 (Guoyu '曏' adv; Unihan '曏') -
noun
a north facing window
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '向' n 1) -
noun
a trend
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '向' n 3) -
proper noun
Xiang
Domain: History 历史 , Subdomain: China
Notes: The name of a historic state (Guoyu '向' n 4) -
proper noun
Xiang
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (Guoyu '向' n 5; Kroll 2015 '向' 5) -
verb
to move towards
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 临近 or 接近 (Guoyu '向' v 5; Kroll 2015 '向' 1a) -
verb
to respect; to admire; to look up to
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 崇尚 or 景仰 (Guoyu '向' v 2) -
verb
to favor; to be partial to
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 偏袒 or 偏愛 (Guoyu '向' v 3) -
adverb
always
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 从来 (Guoyu '向' adv 1) -
adverb
just now; a moment ago
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 刚才 (Guoyu '向' adv 2) -
verb
to approximate
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '向' 1b) -
verb
presuming
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '向' 3) -
verb
to attack
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '向' 4) -
verb
echo
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: As a variant of 响 (Kroll 2015 '向' 5) -
verb
to make clear
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Traditional: 曏; in the sense of 表明 (Guoyu '曏' v) -
verb
facing towards; abhimukha
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: abhimukha, Japanese: kou, or: kyou, or: shou, Tibetan: mngon du phyogs pa (BCSD '向', p. 245; Mahāvyutpatti 'abhimukham'; MW 'abhimukha'; SH '向', p. 204; Unihan '向')
Contained in
- 曲直向前 福慧双全(曲直向前 福慧雙全) Unwavering advancement despite life's twists and turns leads to the attainment of happiness and wisdom
- 但向己求 莫从他觅(但向己求 莫從他覓) Expect Only of Yourself, Not of Others
- 回少向多 dedicating the few to the many
- 十迴向品 ten dedications of merit [chapter]
- 逆流向 stages on the path of a Srotaāpanna
- 尸迦罗越六向拜经(尸迦羅越六向拜經) Sīgāla Pays Homage to the Six Directions
- 回向院 Ekō-in
- 1. 重覆的举止 会变成习惯 2. 定型的习惯 会变成个性 3. 个性的走向 会决定命运 4. 命运的好坏 会决定一生(1. 重覆的舉止 會變成習慣 2. 定型的習慣 會變成個性 3. 個性的走向 會決定命運 4. 命運的好壞 會決定一生) Repeated actions become your habits, Habits determine your character, Character influences your future, Your future decides your life.
- 四向四得 four directions and four attainments
- 向外相叉拳 outer binding first; waifu fist
- 一向 all along; always ; having the same inclination ; a moment ; a period of time ; one direction ; single minded
- 一向大乘寺 A wholly Mahāyāna monastery
- 向自己革命 Start a self-revolution
- 悉知众生意所趣向(悉知眾生意所趣向) skillful in understanding the destiny of beings
- 要有向困难挑战的勇气(要有向困難挑戰的勇氣) Have the courage confront challenges
Also contained in
重定向 、 掉向 、 面向对象语言 、 好好学习，天天向上 、 成人向 、 单方向 、 解理方向 、 向北地 、 向右拐 、 向左拐 、 向隅 、 外向 、 向阳 、 正方向 、 中向性格 、 向导 、 高陵勿向 、 蕲向 、 趋向 、 向外 、 朝向 、 向南 、 定向选择 、 纵向 、 所向披靡 、 前一向 、 引体向上 、 向西南 、 定向越野 、 切向力 、 倾向性 、 向日葵 、 十迴向 、 向性 、 航向 、 一切向钱看
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- Scroll 8 Sarvāstivādavinaya (Shi Song Lu) 十誦律 — count: 215
- Scroll 17 Dasheng Yi Zhang 大乘義章 — count: 145
- Scroll 2 Abhidharmavijñānakāyapādaśāstra (Apidamo Shi Shen Zu Lun) 阿毘達磨識身足論 — count: 104
- Scroll 1 Quotations from Abbot Mi An 密菴和尚語錄 — count: 84
- Scroll 5 Mahāsaṅghikavinaya (Mohesengzhi Lu) 摩訶僧祇律 — count: 63
- Scroll 91 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 63 , has parallel version
- Scroll 15 Śāriputrābhidharmaśāstra (Shelifu Apitan Lun) 舍利弗阿毘曇論 — count: 60
- Scroll 10 Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經 — count: 59 , has English translation , has parallel version
- Scroll 317 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 58 , has parallel version
- Scroll 4 Hong Zhi Chan Shi Guang Lu 宏智禪師廣錄 — count: 53