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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

方向 [fāngxiàng]
  1. 1. noun direction
    你要朝那个方向走。
    You need to go in that direction.
    他们在森林里迷失了方向
    They got disoriented in the wood.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

方向 [fāngxiàng]
  1. 1. direction; orientation; aspect; way
    他朝学校的方向走了。
    He went in the direction of the school.
    她深信已在生活中找到了新的方向
    She is confident that she has found a new orientation in life.
    他向着夕阳的方向踱去。
    确定方向后,我们大步向前。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

方向 [fāngxiàng]
  1. 1. 指东、南、西、北、东南、西南、东北、西北等
    指南针可以定方向
    方向
  2. 2. 目标所在的方位;前进的目标
    向着遇难渔船方向行驶
    坚定正确的政治方向

Examples

辨别方向
take one's bearings 辨别
撤退方向
the line of withdrawal 撤退
他们在森林里迷失了方向,找不到出路。
They lost their bearings in the forest and couldn't find their way out. 出路
他朝学校的方向走了。
He went in the direction of the school. 方向
她深信已在生活中找到了新的方向
She is confident that she has found a new orientation in life. 方向
迷了方向
lose one's bearings; get lost
迷失方向
lose one's bearings; get lost 迷失
顺时针方向
clockwise
顺时针方向旋转
clockwise rotation 旋转
逆时针方向旋转
counterclockwise rotation 旋转

Collocations

前进的方向
direction for marching on
方向不对
wrong direction
方向
steering wheel
指明方向
indicate the direction
发展方向
development direction
找准方向
find a right direction

Word Decomposition


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