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).

Struttura

向 + Direction / Person + Verb

Esempi

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。
Lǎo shī zhèng xiàng wǒ men zǒu lái.
The teacher is currently walking towards us.
你必须向他道歉！
Nǐ bì xū xiàng tā dào qiàn!
You must apologize to him!
这件事你应该向老板汇报一下。
Zhè jiàn shì nǐ yīng gāi xiàng lǎo bǎn huì bào yí xià.
You should report this matter to the boss!

Parole che lo usano

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