HSK 6 · Ideas

倾向 qīngxiàng “tendency” in Chinese

Traditional 傾向

What 倾向 means

  1. tendency
  2. inclination
  3. to be inclined to
  4. trend
  5. orientation

How to say 倾向

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale倾qīng1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale向xiàng4th tone, falling

倾向 in a sentence

  1. 在我看来，她有一种夸张的倾向。

    Zài wǒ kànlái, tā yǒu yìzhǒng kuāzhāng de qīngxiàng.

    It seems to me that she has a tendency to exaggerate.

    Sentence #919618 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  2. 我会更倾向于第二句话。

    Wǒ huì gèng qīngxiàng yú dì'èr jù huà.

    I’d lean towards the second sentence.

    Sentence #9007579 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 倾向 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 倾 (qīng) with each of its parts in a different colour
倾qīngto overturn
  • 亻person form of 人 · rénMeaning part
  • 顷part of the characterSound part
The character 向 (xiàng) drawn as one shape
向xiàngtowards

向 is a single shape of 6 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

Memory aidDrawn from a house with a window 口: facing, towards.

How to write 倾向

倾 10 strokes · 向 6 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

倾向 (qīngxiàng) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 倾向 (qīngxiàng). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 倾向

Words with 倾

倾听qīngtīng · to listen attentively倾斜qīngxié · to tilt

Words with 向

向xiàng · direction方向fāngxiàng · direction向来xiànglái · always外向wàixiàng · outgoing向往xiàngwǎng · to yearn for向导xiàngdǎo · guide导向dǎoxiàng · orientation意向yìxiàng · intention一向yíxiàng · always欣欣向荣xīnxīnxiàngróng · flourishing

More words: Ideas & Concepts

潜移默化qiányímòhuà · to influence subtly over time窍门qiàomén · knack起伏qǐfú · to rise and fall情理qínglǐ · reason情形qíngxing · situation气势qìshì · momentum启示qǐshì · inspiration齐心协力qíxīnxiélì · to work together

FAQs

倾向 (qīngxiàng) means “tendency” or “inclination”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it qīngxiàng: qīng with a 1st tone, then xiàng with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 倾向 is written 傾向. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type qingxiang with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 倾向 from the suggestions. Typing qingxiang into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
倾向 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.