PrepositionsHSK 4

Expressing "towards" with 向

向 is a preposition meaning 'towards' or 'to', indicating the direction or target of an action. It commonly appears with verbs of movement (走, 转), looking (看), or communication (道歉, 汇报).

Structure

向 + Direction / Person + Verb

Examples

向东走。
Xiàng dōng zǒu.
Walk to the east.
向前看。
Xiàng qián kàn.
Look forward.
老师正向我们走来。
Lǎoshī zhèng xiàng wǒmen zǒu lái.
The teacher is currently walking towards us.
你必须向他道歉！
Nǐ bìxū xiàng tā dàoqiàn!
You must apologize to him!
这件事你应该向老板汇报一下。
Zhè jiàn shì nǐ yīnggāi xiàng lǎobǎn huìbào yīxià.
You should report this matter to the boss!

Words that use this

向xiàngtowards; to face; to turn towards; direction; to support; to side with; shortly before; formerly; always; all along; (suffix) suitable for ...; oriented to ...