趨向

See also: 趋向

Chinese

		to hasten; to hurry; walk fast	direction; part; side direction; part; side; towards; to; guide; opposite to
trad. (趨向)		趨	向
simp. (趋向)		趋	向

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qūxiàng

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄩㄒㄧㄤˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ceoi¹ hoeng³
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): chhu-hiòng / chhi-hiàng

(Teochew, Peng'im): cu¹ hiang³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qūxiàng
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄩㄒㄧㄤˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cyusiàng
  - Wade–Giles: chʻü¹-hsiang⁴
  - Yale: chyū-syàng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiushianq
  - Palladius: цюйсян (cjujsjan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ceoi¹ hoeng³
  - Yale: chēui heung
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsoey¹ hoeng³
  - Guangdong Romanization: cêu¹ hêng³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɵy̯⁵⁵ hœːŋ³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhu-hiòng
  - Tâi-lô: tshu-hiòng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zhu'hioxng
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰu⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɔŋ²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰu⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɔŋ¹¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰu³³ hiɔŋ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰu⁴⁴⁻²² hiɔŋ²¹/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhi-hiàng
  - Tâi-lô: tshi-hiàng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chi'hiaxng
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰi⁴⁴⁻²² hiaŋ²¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: cu¹ hiang³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tshu hiàng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰu³³⁻²³ hiaŋ²¹³/

Verb

趨向

to tend towards; to incline towards
to move towards

Synonyms

(to tend towards):

歸於 / 归于 (guīyú)
趨向於 / 趋向于 (qūxiàng yú)
趨於 / 趋于 (qūyú)

(to move towards):

前去 (qiánqù)
前往 (qiánwǎng)
前行 (qiánxíng) (literary)
赴 (fù)

Noun

趨向

direction; tendency; trend

Synonyms

傾向 / 倾向
動向 / 动向 (dòngxiàng)
取向 (qǔxiàng)
意味 (yìwèi)
方向 (fāngxiàng)
潮流 (cháoliú)
苗頭 / 苗头 (miáotou)
走向 (zǒuxiàng)
趨勢 / 趋势 (qūshì)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (趨向):

→ Vietnamese: xu hướng (趨向)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
趨	向

Noun

趨向

chữ Hán form of xu hướng (“tendency; trend”)