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对 duì right / correct / couple / pair / towards / at / for / to face / opposite / to treat (sb a certain way) / to match together / to adjust / to fit / to suit / to answer / to reply / classifier: couple
向 xiàng variant of 向[xiang4] / direction / orientation / to face / to turn toward / to / towards / shortly before / formerly
跟 gēn heel / to follow closely / to go with / (of a woman) to marry sb / with / compared with / to / towards / and (joining two nouns)
朝 cháo imperial or royal court / government / dynasty / reign of a sovereign or emperor / court or assembly held by a sovereign or emperor / to make a pilgrimage to / facing / towards
管 guǎn to take care (of) / to control / to manage / to be in charge of / to look after / to run / to care about / tube / pipe / woodwind / classifier for tube-shaped objects / particle similar to 把[ba3] in 管...叫 / constructions / writing brush / (coll.) to / towards
冲 chòng powerful / vigorous / pungent / towards / in view of
向着 xiàng zhe towards / facing (sb or sth) / (coll.) to side with / to favor
下来 xià lai to come down / (completed action marker) / (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.) / (indicates continuation from the past towards us) / to be harvested (of crops) / to be over (of a period of time) / to go among the masses (said of leaders)
走向 zǒu xiàng direction / strike (i.e. angle of inclination in geology) / inclination / trend / to move towards / to head for
前往 qián wǎng to leave for / to proceed towards / to go
面向 miàn xiàng to face / to turn towards / to incline to / geared towards / catering for / -oriented / facial feature / appearance / aspect / facet
冷漠 lěng mò cold and detached towards sb / lack of regard / indifference / neglect
指向 zhǐ xiàng to point towards / aimed at / facing / the direction indicated
导向 dǎo xiàng to be oriented towards / orientation
傍晚 bàng wǎn in the evening / when night falls / towards evening / at night fall / at dusk
逼近 bī jìn to press on towards / to close in on / to approach / to draw near
趋于 qū yú to tend towards
射门 shè mén (soccer, handball etc) to kick or shoot the ball towards the goal
朝向 cháo xiàng toward / to face / to open onto / to turn towards / orientation / exposure / Qibla (Islam)
上行 shàng xíng (of trains) up (i.e. towards the capital) / (of river boats) to go against the current / to submit (a document) to higher authorities
对华 duì Huá (policy etc) towards China
情爱 qíng ài affection / friendly feelings towards sb / love
归于 guī yú to belong to / affiliated to / to result in sth / to incline towards
偏爱 piān ài to be partial towards sth / to favor / to prefer / preference / favorite
偏向 piān xiàng partial towards sth / to prefer / to incline / erroneous tendencies (Leftist or Revisionist deviation)
孝顺 xiào shùn filial / dutiful / devoted to one's parents (and grandparents etc) / to show filial piety towards (an older family member) / filial piety
对美 duì Měi (policy etc) towards America
对日 duì Rì (policy etc) towards Japan
慈爱 cí ài love / devotion (to children) / affection, esp. towards children
引向 yǐn xiàng to lead to / to draw to / to steer towards
驱赶 qū gǎn to drive (vehicle) / to drive out / to chase away / to herd (people towards a gate)
对台 duì tái (policy etc) towards Taiwan
就 jiù at once / right away / only / just (emphasis) / as early as / already / as soon as / then / in that case / as many as / even if / to approach / to move towards / to undertake / to engage in / to suffer / subjected to / to accomplish / to take advantage of / to go with (of foods) / with regard to / concerning
仇视 chóu shì to view sb as an enemy / to be hateful towards
恩宠 ēn chǒng special favor from a ruler / Emperor's generosity towards a favorite
同舟共济 tóng zhōu gòng jì cross a river in the same boat (idiom) / fig. having common interests / obliged to collaborate towards common goals
交恶 jiāo è to become enemies / to become hostile towards
顾全 gù quán to give careful consideration to / to display thoughtfulness towards
顶头 dǐng tóu to come directly towards one / top / immediate (superior)
往 wàng to go (in a direction) / to / towards / (of a train) bound for / past / previous
裙带关系 qún dài guān xi favoritism shown to sb because of the influence of the person's wife or other female relative / (by extension) favoritism towards relatives, friends or associates
迫 pò to force / to compel / to approach or go towards / urgent / pressing
侧 cè the side / to incline towards / to lean / inclined / lateral / side
趋 qū to hasten / to hurry / to walk fast / to approach / to tend towards / to converge
逼 bī to force (sb to do sth) / to compel / to press for / to extort / to press on towards / to press up to / to close in on / euphemistic variant of 屄[bi1]
搂 lōu to draw towards oneself / to gather / to gather up (one's gown, sleeves etc) / to grab (money) / to extort
三茶六饭 sān chá liù fàn lit. to offer three kinds of tea and six different dishes / to be extremely considerate towards guests (idiom)
吴越同舟 Wú Yuè tóng zhōu Wu and Yue in the same boat (idiom) / fig. cooperation between natural rivals / to collaborate towards a common end / in the same boat together
舐犊情深 shì dú qíng shēn lit. the cow licking its calf fondly (idiom) / fig. to show deep affection towards one's children
侵晨 qīn chén towards dawn
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)
三仇 sān chóu animosity or resentment towards three groups (the bureaucrats, the wealthy, and the police) due to perceived abuse of power
傍午 bàng wǔ towards noon / around midday
冷漠对待 lěng mò duì dài cold and detached towards sb / lack of regard / indifference / neglect
十六国春秋 Shí liù guó Chūn qiū history of the Sixteen Kingdoms 304-439 by Cui Hong 崔鴻|崔鸿, written towards the end of Wei of the Northern Dynasties 北魏, 100 scrolls
南极洲半岛 Nán jí zhōu Bàn dǎo the Antarctic Peninsula (jutting out towards South America)
向暮 xiàng mù towards evening
喜阳 xǐ yáng heliophile / tending towards the sun / heliotropism
打翻身仗 dǎ fān shēn zhàng to work hard towards a turnaround / to fight to reverse sth
歸于 guī yú to belong to / affiliated to / to result in sth / to incline towards / also written 歸於|归于
裙带风 qún dài fēng the practice of favoring sb because of the influence of the person's wife or other female relative / (by extension) culture of favoritism towards relatives, friends and associates
门户开放 mén hù kāi fàng open door policy / Egyptian President Sadat's infitah policy towards investment and relations with Israel
顺导 shùn dǎo to guide sth on its proper course / to guide towards profitable outcome
走向民主的七点路线图  seven-point road map towards democracy
迈向民主社会  Towards a Community of Democracies
建立人口统计和社会统计制度  Towards a System of Demographic and Social Statistics
用于支付当地费用的捐款  contribution towards local costs
亚太发展中心亚太经济2000年展望会议  APDC Conference on Asia-Pacific Economy towards Year 2000
欧洲人民平等参与团结会  European Solidarity towards Equal Participation of People
当地业务费用项下的付款  payment towards local operating costs
建立和平文化  Towards a culture of peace
吉达宣言 jí dá xuān yán Jeddah Declaration: Furthering the implementation of the Regional Seas Conventions and Action Plans towards the sustainable development of the marine and coastal environment / Jeddah Declaration
琵琶湖千年行动纲要  Biwako MIllennium Framework for Action Towards an Inclusive, Barrier-Free and Rights-Based Society for Persons with Disabilities in Asia and the Pacific / Biwako Millennium Framework for Action
共同努力建设一个更安全的无核武器世界  Common Efforts towards a Safer Nuclear-Weapon-Free World
当代人对后代人的责任宣言  Declaration on the Responsibilities of the Present Generations towards Future Generations
"海地走向新未来&rdquo国际捐助者会议  International Donors' Conference Towards a New Future for Haiti
卫生与和平促进发展与民主  Health and peace towards development and democracy
促进实现无烟医院国际网  International Networks Towards Smoke-free Hospitals
动员国际舆论支持纳米比亚事业国际会议  International Conference on the Mobilization of International Public Opinion towards the Namibian Cause
制订欧洲和中亚未来儿童议程  Towards a Future Children's Agenda for Europe and Central Asia
执行联合国千年宣言的行进图  road map towards the implementation of the United Nations Millennium Declaration
欧洲全民机会平等年-走向公正社会  European Year of Equal Opportunities For All - Towards a Just Society
建立一个无核武器和无暴力的世界  Towards a nuclear weapon-free and non-violent world
儿童抚养义务法律适用公约  Convention on the law applicable to maintenance obligations towards children
抚养儿童义务判决的承认和执行公约  Convention concerning the recognition and enforcement of decisions relating to maintenance obligations towards children
政府对当地办事处费用的捐助  government contributions towards local office costs
联合国走向21世纪  "The United Nations: Towards the 21st Century"
实现适合儿童的非洲行动计划  Plan of Action towards Africa Fit for Children
人人享有健康进展情况第叁次监测  Third Monitoring of Progress towards Health for All
缔造人人共享的二十一世纪  Towards an inclusive twenty-first century
一雨成秋 yī yǔ chéng qiū a sudden shower towards the end of summer brings an abrupt arrival of autumn (idiom)
有色无胆 yǒu sè wú dǎn to be perverse and suggestive towards the opposite sex, but shrinking back when provoked to act on it / to have perverted thoughts but no guts to actually do it / to be all talk and no action
明知山有虎，偏向虎山行 míng zhī shān yǒu hǔ , piān xiàng hǔ shān xíng lit. to willfully go towards the mountain although knowing that it has tigers (idiom) / fig. to take a risk despite knowing the dangers
考工记 Kǎo gōng Jì The Artificer's Record, a technology treaty compiled towards the end of the Spring and Autumn period
宠幸 chǒng xìng (old) (esp. of the Emperor) to show special favor towards
背对 bèi duì to have one's back towards
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