偏向 (piān xiàng) — (verb) to be partial to, to lean toward, to favor; (noun) tendency, inclination; (political) erroneous deviation
Definition
偏向 means a tilt toward one side: as a verb, 'to favor/be partial to'; as a noun, 'tendency or deviation.' Stronger and more pointed than 倾向 (a general drift), and implies unfair partiality like 偏爱 or 偏见.
verb
to be partial toto lean towardto favor
noun
tendencyinclination(political) erroneous deviation
Examples
- ，偏向。Zuò wéi yí gè fǎ guān, nǐ bù néng piān xiàng rèn hé yī fāng.As a judge, you cannot be partial to any side.
- “”偏向。Wǒ men yào jǐng tì "zuǒ" huò yòu de cuò wù piān xiàng.We must guard against erroneous leftist or rightist tendencies.
- 偏向。Zhè ge fāng àn piān xiàng yú tí gāo xiào lǜ.This plan tends to improve efficiency.
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