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- 后退hòu tuìto retreat; to step back; to back upHSK 6
- 身后shēn hòuthe space behind a person; rear; after one's death (used in formal or literary contexts)HSK 7-9
- 上来shàng láito come up (toward the speaker); (verb complement) successfully, up to standard (used after a verb)HSK 2
- 边上biānside, edge, marginHSK 7-9
- 沿着yán zhealong (a path, line, or route); followingHSK 7-9
- 西部xī bùwestern partHSK 4
- 路过lù guòto pass by, to go pastHSK 4
- 迷失mí shīto lose (one's bearings); to get lost (literally or figuratively)HSK 7-9
- 偏piān(verb) to lean, to slant; to deviate from the intended line; (adjective) oblique; biased, prejudiced; (adverb) stubbornly, insistently; contrary to expectationsHSK 7-9
- 向前xiàng qiánforward; onward; aheadHSK 7-9
- 弯wānto bend; bent; (noun) a bend, a turn (in a road, path, etc.)HSK 5
- 走向zǒu xiàngdirection, trend (of development, river, etc.); (geology) strike (angle of inclination)HSK 7-9
- 位于wèi yúto be located at; to be situated atHSK 5
- 原地yuán dìin the same spot, on the spot, without moving (of position or location)HSK 7-9
- 通往tōng wǎngto lead to, to go to (of roads, paths, or abstract connections)HSK 7-9
- 左手zuǒ shǒuleft handHSK 7-9
- 南部nán bùsouthern part, southHSK 4
- 走过zǒu guòto walk past, to pass by (on foot); (figurative) to go through, to experience (a period, difficulty)HSK 7-9
- 北方běi fāngnorth; the northern part (of a region or country)HSK 3
- 之上zhī shàng(suffix) on, above, over (indicating physical elevation or higher position); (suffix) beyond, above, superior to (abstract sense, e.g., moral or qualitative)HSK 7-9
- 指向zhǐ xiàngto point towards, to aim at; the direction indicated, orientationHSK 7-9
- 往后wǎng hòu(time) from now on, in the future; (space) backward, to the backHSK 6
- 前方qián fāngthe front; aheadHSK 4
- 通向tōng xiàngto lead to, to go toHSK 7-9
- 顺着shùn zhe(preposition) along, following (a path, direction, etc.); (verb phrase) to follow, to go along with (someone's idea, words, etc.)HSK 7-9
- 飞往fēi wǎngto fly to (a destination)HSK 7-9
- 北部běi bùnorthern partHSK 4
- 何处hé chǔ(literary, formal) whereHSK 7-9
- 脚下jiǎo xiàunder one's foot / underfoot; (temporal) the present moment / right now; (figurative) close at hand / immediateHSK 7-9
- 东部dōng bùthe east; eastern partHSK 4
- 拐guǎito turn (a corner); to kidnap; to swindle; to misappropriateHSK 6
- 来回lái huí(verb) to go back and forth; to make a round trip; (noun) round trip; return journey; (adverb) back and forth; to and fro; repeatedlyHSK 7-9
- 转向zhuǎn xiàngto lose one's bearings, to get lost (physically)HSK 7-9
- 两边liǎng bianboth sides (of a physical object, location, or argument); splitting the bill equally (go Dutch)HSK 7-9
- 方位fāng wèidirection, orientation, position (especially relative to compass points)HSK 6
- 上下shàng xià(noun) up and down; top and bottom; (noun) approximately, about (used after numbers); (noun) all ages, from old to young; everyone (in a family or organization)HSK 5
- 朝着cháo(coverb) toward, in the direction ofHSK 7-9
- 出入chū rù(noun) coming and going; entrance and exit; (noun) income and expenditure; (noun) discrepancy; difference (between two things)HSK 6
- 导航dǎo hángto navigate; to provide navigation guidanceHSK 7-9
- 中部zhōng bùcentral part, middle sectionHSK 7-9
- 哪边nǎwhich side?; which direction? / where? (with a sense of direction)HSK 7-9
- 东方Dōng fāngthe East (direction); the Orient; Eastern regionHSK 3
- 北边běi biānnorth side; northern partHSK 7-9
- 西北Xī běinorthwest (direction); Northwest China (the region of Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang)HSK 3
- 调头diào tóuto turn around (direction/body/vehicle); to change direction or topic; to change one's mindHSK 7-9
- 外头wài tououtside, outdoorsHSK 7-9
- 拐角guǎi jiǎocorner (of a street or road); turningHSK 7-9
- 沿yán(preposition) along; (verb) to follow (a line, tradition, etc.); to carry on; (noun) border, edgeHSK 5
- 南边nán bianthe south (side); southern partHSK 7-9
- 奔bènto go straight towards; to head for; to be preoccupied with; to rush about (for something)HSK 7-9
- 绕道rào dàoto take a detour; to go the long way around; to bypass (an obstacle or a sensitive issue)HSK 7-9
- 上方shàng fāngthe area above; upper part; (literary or Buddhist) celestial realm; heavenHSK 7-9
- 西边xī biānwest sideHSK 7-9
- 何方hé(literary, pronoun) where, which direction/placeHSK 7-9
- 西南xī nánsouthwestHSK 3
- 背面bèi miànthe back side, the reverse side (of an object, paper, etc.)HSK 7-9
- 捷径jié jìngshortcutHSK 7-9
- 前行qián háng(verb) to go forward, to advance; (noun) vanguard, leading position; (noun) one's past actions or conductHSK 7-9
- 远处yuǎn chùdistant place; faraway placeHSK 7-9
- 前后qián hòufront and back (spatial); before and after; the whole period (temporal); in total; approximately (used with time or counts)HSK 4