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direction

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

fang1xiang4 fāngxiàng

Meaning


Primary

direction

Alternatives

orientation

Mnemonic


方 Direction and 向 orientation mean roughly the same thing, but 方向 direction is more commonly used.

Usage


他 朝 學校 的 方向 走 了。

He walked towards the direction of the school.

指出 正確 方向

point out the correct direction