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倾向 (qīng xiàng) — (noun) tendency, trend, orientation; (verb) to be inclined to, to tend to

Definition

倾向 covers both 'trend' (a general direction things are moving) and 'to tend to' (a person's lean toward an opinion or action). Unlike 趋势, which tracks observable change over time, 倾向 is more often about an underlying preference or inclination.

noun
tendencytrendorientation
verb
to be inclined toto tend to

Examples

  • 倾向。
    Dāng qián de shè huì qīng xiàng xū yào shēn rù yán jiū.
    The current social trend requires in-depth study.
  • 倾向。
    Wǒ qīng xiàng yú xiāng xìn tā de shuō fǎ.
    I tend to believe his statement.
  • 倾向。
    Tā qīng xiàng yú yòng jiǎn dān de fāng fǎ jiě jué wèn tí.
    She tends to solve problems with simple methods.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

倾qīnglean
向xiàngface

倾 means lean and 向 means face; the word expresses leaning or facing toward something, hence tendency.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 傾; 倾 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
人人rénman
Sound part声符shēngfú
頃
頃qǐng傾qīng
Same sound today

The traditional form 傾 combines 人 (man) with 頃, which gives the sound; 倾 is the simplified form of 傾.

Open 倾 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

向 originally drew 宀 (house) with 口 to show an echo in a place; later it was used for direction.

Open 向 →
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