方 向 fāng xiàng direction / orientation / CL:個|个[ge4] 方 位 fāng wèi direction / points of the compass / bearing / position / azimuth 方 fāng square / power or involution (math.) / upright / honest / fair and square / direction / side / party (to a contract, dispute etc) / place / method / prescription (medicine) / just when / only or just / classifier for square things / abbr. for square or cubic meter 向 xiàng variant of 向[xiang4] / direction / orientation / to face / to turn toward / to / towards / shortly before / formerly 走 向 zǒu xiàng direction / strike (i.e. angle of inclination in geology) / inclination / trend / to move towards / to head for 针 对 性 zhēn duì xìng focus / direction / purpose / relevance 取 向 qǔ xiàng orientation / direction 趋 向 qū xiàng direction / trend / to incline 航 向 háng xiàng course / direction (a ship or plane is heading in) 路 向 lù xiàng road direction / (fig.) direction / path 一 路 yī lù the whole journey / all the way / going the same way / going in the same direction / of the same kind 风 情 fēng qíng mien / bearing / grace / amorous feelings / flirtatious expressions / local conditions and customs / wind force, direction etc 转 向 zhuǎn xiàng to change direction / fig. to change one's stance 指 向 zhǐ xiàng to point towards / aimed at / facing / the direction indicated 转 头 zhuǎn tóu to turn one's head / to change direction / U-turn / volte face / to repent 去 向 qù xiàng direction in which sb or sth has gone / whereabouts 反 过 来 fǎn guo lái conversely / in reverse order / in an opposite direction 流 向 liú xiàng direction of a current / direction of flow / to flow toward 风 头 fēng tóu wind direction / the way the wind blows / fig. trend / direction of events / how things develop (esp. how they affect oneself) / public opinion (concerning one's actions) / publicity (usually derog.) / limelight 反 向 fǎn xiàng opposite direction / reverse 逆 向 nì xiàng backwards / reverse direction 风 向 fēng xiàng wind direction / the way the wind is blowing / fig. trends (esp. unpredictable ones) / how things are developing / course of events 拐 弯 guǎi wān to go round a curve / to turn a corner / fig. a new direction 倒 转 dào zhuǎn to make an about-turn / to reverse one's direction, policy, sequence etc / to turn things on their head 背 道 而 驰 bèi dào ér chí to run in the opposite direction (idiom) / to run counter to 对 开 duì kāi running in opposite direction (buses, trains, ferries etc) 话 锋 huà fēng topic under discussion / direction or tone of the conversation 调 转 diào zhuǎn to reassign sb to a different job / to turn around / to change direction / to make a U turn 方 向 感 fāng xiàng gǎn sense of direction 转 zhuǎn to turn / to change direction / to transfer / to forward (mail) / (Internet) to share (sb else's content) 改 弦 易 辙 gǎi xián yì zhé change of string, move out of rut (idiom) / dramatic change of direction / to dance to a different tune 中 国 致 公 党 Zhōng guó Zhì gōng dǎng (PRC) China Zhi Gong Party, one of the eight legally recognized minor political parties following the direction of the CCP 抢 qiāng (literary) to knock against (esp. to knock one's head on the ground in grief or rage) / opposite in direction / contrary 辙 zhé rut / track of a wheel (Taiwan pr. [che4]) / (coll.) the direction of traffic / a rhyme (of a song, poem etc) / (dialect) (usu. after 有[you3] or 沒|没[mei2]) way / idea 物 极 必 反 wù jí bì fǎn when things reach an extreme, they can only move in the opposite direction (idiom) 百 川 归 海 bǎi chuān guī hǎi all things tend in one direction (idiom) 一 改 故 辙 yī gǎi gù zhé complete change from the old rut (idiom) / dramatic change of direction / a volte-face / to change old practices 曏 xiàng variant of 向, direction / orientation / to face / to turn toward / to / towards / shortly before / formerly / to side with / to be partial to / all along (previously) 垔 yīn to restrain / to dam a stream and change its direction / a mound 传 播 四 方 chuán bō sì fāng to disseminate in every direction (idiom) 切 向 qiē xiàng tangent direction 四 方 响 应 sì fāng xiǎng yìng a response from every direction (idiom) 掉 向 diào xiàng to turn / to adjust one's direction / to lose one's bearings 正 方 向 zhèng fāng xiàng forward direction / (math.) positive direction 相 向 突 击 xiāng xiàng tū jī sudden attack from the opposite direction (idiom) 解 理 方 向 jiě lǐ fāng xiàng direction of cleavage (e.g. of slate) 迂 回 奔 袭 yū huí bēn xí to attack from an unexpected direction 自 动 测 向 器 zì dòng cè xiàng qì automatic direction finder 行 政 领 导 和 管 理 executive direction and management 程 序 指 示 chéng xù zhǐ shì Practice Direction 地 平 指 示 器 attitude direction indicator 无 线 电 侧 向 机 radio direction finder 射 击 指 挥 shè jī zhǐ huī fire direction 高 级 官 员 安 保 局 gāo jí guān yuán ān bǎo jú Direction de la protection rapprochée des hautes personnalités 航 迹 垂 直 方 向 háng jì chuí zhí fāng xiàng across-track direction 领 土 监 视 局 Direction de la surveillance du territoire 监 狱 管 理 局 Direction de l'administration pénitentiaire 梯 度 方 向 gradient direction 测 深 线 方 向 line direction / sounding line direction / direction of sounding lines 移 民 事 务 总 局 Direction générale des migrations 航 迹 并 行 方 向 along-track direction 攻 击 方 向 direction of attack 路 痴 lù chī person with a poor sense of direction 导 正 dǎo zhèng (Tw) to guide sb in the right direction / to correct (behavior etc) 驶 向 shǐ xiàng (of a train, boat, plane etc) to head in the direction of 话 锋 一 转 huà fēng yī zhuǎn to change the direction or tone of a conversation