"Toward" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 cháo xiàng toward / to face / to open onto / to turn towards / orientation / exposure / Qibla (Islam)
 dà ren adult / grownup / title of respect toward superiors
 liú xiàng direction of a current / direction of flow / to flow toward
 mài xiàng to stride toward (success) / to march toward / to take a step toward
 lián xī to take pity on / to feel tenderness toward
 kào àn (of a boat) to reach the shore / to pull toward shore / close to shore / landfall
 xiàng variant of 向[xiang4] / direction / orientation / to face / to turn toward / to / towards / shortly before / formerly
 yè zhàng karmic hindrance (Buddhism) / karmic consequences that stand in the way of enlightenment / (term of abuse, especially toward the younger generation) devil spawn / (fig.) money
 guī xiàng to turn toward
 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)
 xiàng to tend toward / to guide / variant of 向
 chuō lì to work toward / to endeavor / an attempt
 chóu wài to feel animosity toward foreigners or outsiders / xenophobia
 zǒu bǎn to be off the beat / to sound awful (of singing) / (fig.) to wander off the topic / (diving) to step toward the end of the board / approach
 zhuā zhù quán qiú jī yù lián méng tǐ Alliance Toward Harnessing Global Opportunities Corporation / ATHGO International
  High-Level Forum on Joint Progress toward Enhanced Aid Effectiveness (Harmonization, Alignment, and Results) / High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness
 Fǔ guó UK (slang term reflecting a perception of UK as decadent for its attitudes toward homosexuality)
 dí kài hatred felt toward one's enemies
 lù chōng (feng shui) street layout in which the line of a road runs toward a house (as at a T-intersection), regarded as unfavorable for the occupants of the house
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