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导向 dǎoxiàng “orientation” in Chinese

Traditional 導向

What 导向 means

  1. orientation
  2. guidance
  3. to lead to
  4. to be oriented towards

How to say 导向

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale导dǎo3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale向xiàng4th tone, falling

导向 in a sentence

  1. 这次考试改革的导向是重视能力。

    Zhè cì kǎoshì gǎigé de dǎoxiàng shì zhòngshì nénglì.

    This exam reform is aimed at valuing ability.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 市场导向决定了公司的产品。

    Shìchǎng dǎoxiàng juédìng le gōngsī de chǎnpǐn.

    Market demand determines the company’s products.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 导向 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 导 (dǎo) with each of its parts in a different colour
导dǎoto transmit
  • 巳part of the character
  • 寸inch · cùn
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 导向

导 6 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.

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

Words related to 导向

Words with 导

导游dǎoyóu · tour guide导致dǎozhì · to lead to指导zhǐdǎo · to guide辅导fǔdǎo · to give guidance导演dǎoyǎn · director (of a film or play)领导lǐngdǎo · leader倡导chàngdǎo · to advocate引导yǐndǎo · to guide主导zhǔdǎo · dominant导弹dǎodàn · guided missile

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倾向qīngxiàng · tendency意向yìxiàng · intention一向yíxiàng · always欣欣向荣xīnxīnxiàngróng · flourishing

More words: Ideas & Concepts

挫折cuòzhé · setback代价dàijià · price档次dàngcì · grade当务之急dāngwùzhījí · top priority大意dàyì · general idea得不偿失débùchángshī · not worth it等级děngjí · grade地步dìbù · extent

FAQs

导向 (dǎoxiàng) means “orientation” or “guidance”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it dǎoxiàng: dǎo with a 3rd 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, 导向 is written 導向. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type daoxiang with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 导向 from the suggestions. Typing daoxiang into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
导向 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 written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.