趋 (qū) — (bound form) to tend toward, to incline; used in compounds like 趋势 'trend', 趋向 'tendency'; (bound form, literary) to hasten forward
Definition
趋 is a bound literary root meaning 'to incline toward / tend toward' — it never stands alone, always appearing inside compounds like 趋势 or 趋向. The 'to hasten forward' sense is an older literary usage seen in formal writing.
bound form
(bound form) to tend towardto inclineused in compounds like 趋势 'trend'趋向 'tendency'(bound form, literary) to hasten forward
Examples
- 。Jīng jì qū shì zhèng zài hǎo zhuǎn.The economic trend is improving.
- 。Liǎng guó guān xì qū yú yǒu hǎo.The relations between the two countries are becoming friendly day by day.
- 趋。Zhè liǎng gè guó jiā de fā zhǎn mó shì qū tóng.The development models of these two countries are converging.
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