Chinese word

朝向

Pronunciation

Pinyincháo xiàng

Meaning

  • verbface

Example

房间的窗户朝向南方。fáng jiān de chuāng hù cháo xiàng nán fāng

The room's windows face south.

Illustration for 朝向 (face)

More examples

餐厅的窗户朝向街道。cān tīng de chuāng hù cháo xiàng jiē dào

The dining room windows face the street.

Core concept

Something is set with its face aimed at a place, direction, or objective.

Common phrases

  • 朝向南方cháo xiàng nán fāng

    face south

  • 朝向东边cháo xiàng dōng biān

    face east

  • 朝向外面cháo xiàng wài miàn

    face outward

Similar words

向xiàng: Showing movement or position toward a person or direction.
朝着cháo zhe: Showing that an action or change is headed toward a direction or target.
往wǎng: Going toward a place or direction through movement.

Definition in Chinese

表示主体朝着某一目标或方向面向，既可用于具体方位，也可用于抽象目标。biǎo shì zhú tǐ cháo zhe mǒu yí mù biāo huò fāng xiàng miàn xiàng jì kě yòng yú jù tǐ fāng wèi yě kě yòng yú chōu xiàng mù biāo

Word origin

The compound 朝向 (cháoxiàng, "face toward") joins 朝 (cháo, "toward") with 向 (xiàng, "direction"), directly linking facing with the direction or target faced.

Usage tips

  • The word focuses on the direction something faces, not on the act of traveling, which helps separate orientation from movement in everyday descriptions.

Other meanings

  • towardpreposition

Opposites

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